Minimally invasive treating proximal humeral fracture with PHILOS plate preliminary analysis in 31 cases / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To investigate the effect of minimally invasive treating proximal humeral fracture with PHILOS plate under acromial anterior lateral deltoid splitting approach.[Method]A retrospective analysis was done on 31 patients treated with minimally invasively with Philos plate under modified approach from April 2005 to March 2009.There were 17 males and 14 females,12 of them were injured in a traffic accident and 19 in daily life,with their ages ranging from 42 to 89 years.According to Neer classification,there were 5 cases of two-part fractures,11 cases of three-part fractures,and 15 cases of four part fractures.[Result]The postoperative radiographs verified good position of all screws,with satisfactory bone fracture reduction.Follow-up for 8-36 months(average 18.8 months) showed no necrosis of head of humerus and injury of axillary nerve and all patients gained bone union,supficial infection occurred in two patients but relieved by care.According to Neer scoring,the excellent to good result rate was 87.1%.[Conclusion]Philos plate for proxima humeral fracture using acromial anterior lateral deltoid splitting approach possesses such advantages as better individuation,less disturbance of the blood supply,stable fixation of the fracture.It is an new method to treat proximal humeral fractures.