Failure of humeral fracture fixation plate in a young patient using the Philos system: Case report

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Tolat, Amit Ramesh ^a   Amis, Andrew ^b   Crofton, Shaun ^b   Sinha, Joydeep ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CASE REPORT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; JOINT MOBILIZATION; OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 33751181875     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. In: Pilkey W.D. (Ed). Peterson's stress concentration factors. 2nd ed. (1997), Wiley, New York
2. Poppen N.K., and Walker P.S. Forces at the glenohumeral joint in abduction. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1978) 165-170
3. Tingart M., Bathis H., Bouillon B., and Tiling T. The displaced proximal humeral fracture: is there evidence for therapeutic concepts. [in German]?. Chirurg 72 (2001) 1284-1291
4. Weber E., and Matter P. Surgical treatment of proximal humeral fractures-international multicenter study. [in German]. Swiss Surg 4 (1998) 95-100