Anatomical analysis of different helical plate designs for proximal humeral shaft fracture fixation.
Torsten PastorPhilipp KastnerFiras SouleimanDominic GehweilerFilippo MiglioriniBjörn-Christian LinkFrank J P BeeresReto BabstSven NebelungBergita GanseCarsten SchoenebergBoyko GueorguievMatthias KnobePublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)
MIPO with 45°- and 90°-helical plates as well as with ALPS is safely feasible and demonstrates significantly bigger distances to the radial nerve compared to straight plates. However, the distances remain small and attention must be paid to the musculocutaneous nerve and the brachial artery when MIPO is applied using ALPS, 45°- and 90°-helical implants.