Abstract
Early functional outcome of intercondylar humerus fractures fixed with precontoured dual plating in inverted Y-Fashion
Highlights
Fractures of the distal humerus are uncommon injuries, accounting for only 0.5–2% of all adult fracturesand continue to provide operative challenges to the surgeon [1,2,3]
During the past several decades, operative management became widely accepted as the best treatment for these injuries, Manuscript Received: 8th May 2018 Reviewed: 18th May 2018 Author Corrected: 24th May 2018 Accepted for Publication: 28th May 2018 despite the complications associated with operative treatment
Place of study: The study concluded 24 patients admitted to the tertiary care hospital with intercondylar distal humerus fracture
Summary
Fractures of the distal humerus are uncommon injuries, accounting for only 0.5–2% of all adult fracturesand continue to provide operative challenges to the surgeon [1,2,3]. Nonoperative management (i.e., “bag of bones”) was advocated as the best form of treatment because of a lack of adequate surgical techniques and implant-related issues. During the past several decades, operative management became widely accepted as the best treatment for these injuries, Manuscript Received: 8th May 2018 Reviewed: 18th May 2018 Author Corrected: 24th May 2018 Accepted for Publication: 28th May 2018 despite the complications associated with operative treatment. Distal humerus fractures are broadly categorized into those with intra-articular extension and those without. Intra-articular fractures are generally more challenging, at times requiring an olecranon osteotomy and extensive dissection
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