Biomechanical Analysis of Combined Medial Calcar and Lateral Locked Plating Versus Isolated Lateral Locked Plating of Proximal Humerus Fractures.
Joshua A KotlerJulia N ZuppkeVivek M AbrahamJennifer A SanvilleAustin C NabetBradley C CarofinoMichael J GardnerChristopher S SmithPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic trauma (2023)
This study demonstrates the biomechanical superiority of medial calcar buttress plating when combined with lateral locked plating as compared with isolated lateral locked plating of OTA/AO type 11-A2.1 proximal humerus in synthetic humeri models.