A NEW ANATOMICAL PLATE FOR EXTRA-ARTICULAR DISTAL HUMERAL FRACTURES: BIOMECHANICAL STUDY.
Harun MutluAbdulkadir PolatMehmet Ümit ÇetinSerhat MutluTeyfik DemirAtilla Sancar ParmaksizoğluPublished in: Acta ortopedica brasileira (2022)
The anterolateral plate exhibited higher bending stiffness and torsional yield strength than the posterolateral plate. Anterolateral plate fixation can thus be used to manage extra-articular distal humeral fractures. Multiaxial locking screws ensure rigid fixation, allow early elbow motion without olecranon fossa impingement, and prevent iatrogenic injury of the triceps muscle.