ICUC Insights
Proximal Humerus Fractures
Commented by Norbert Suedkamp and Martin Jaeger
ICUC Insights address open questions of clinical importance based on cases taken from the ICUC App making up-to-date medical knowledge promptly available to orthopedic surgeons and inviting spontaneous discussion among experts and users.
Should we go on struggling among different fracture classifications or should we rather go for a detailed fracture description?
1. Lesser tuberosity vs Anterior fragment
Martin Jaeger comments - June 2018
Should we go on struggling among different fracture classifications or should we rather go for a detailed fracture description?
2. Pull-suture as a reduction tool Approach through lesser/greater tuberosity slot
Norbert Suedkamp comments - June 2018
3. The red fragment is the key fragment / The red fragment reduction is a 3D game
Norbert Suedkamp & Martin Jaeger comments - June 2018
4. Split head? Analysis of the 24 valgus impacted cases at the ICUC app in November 2018
Martin Jaeger comments - June 2018
Vertical fracture line at the groove
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ICUC® app ID: 11-VI-538
Interactive 3D model
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Vertical fracture line lateral to the groove
Comminuted anterior fragment
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ICUC® app ID: 11-VI-272
With and without spike fragment
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ICUC® app ID: 11-VI-985
Split head?
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ICUC® app ID: 11-VI-904
