Joong-Bae Seo, Jae-sung Yoo, Kyu Beom Kim, Sung-Joon Choi
{"title":"Straight Proximal Humeral Nailing Can Avoid Deltoid Atrophy for Proximal Humeral Fracture: A Comparison with Locking Plating","authors":"Joong-Bae Seo, Jae-sung Yoo, Kyu Beom Kim, Sung-Joon Choi","doi":"10.30654/mjor.100025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30654/mjor.100025","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Open reduction and plate fixation are the main surgical treatment methods for proximal humeral fracture. However, it is difficult to avoid iatrogenic deltoid insertion injuries while ensuring a proper plate position. We aimed to compare the deltoid muscle volume in treating proximal humerus fractures using the locking compression plate (LCP) and intramedullary (IM) nail fixation methods. Methods","PeriodicalId":333353,"journal":{"name":"Mathews Journal of Orthopedics","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131630651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}