DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.4834 Received: 12.10.2016 Accepted: 13.11.2016 Printed: 01.05.2017 J Clin Anal Med 2017;8(3): 243-7 Corresponding Author: Emrah Kovalak, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, 32260 Çünür, Isparta, Türkiye. GSM: +905332346280 E-Mail: [email protected]. Özet Amaç: Proksimal humerus kırıkları tüm kırıkların yaklaşık %5’ini oluşt...

Distraction osteogenesis of the humerus with fully implantable lengthening is now possible since the diameter of the available nails was reduced to 10 mm and below. We report on the first intramedullary lengthening cases of the humerus with two different lengthening devices (FITBONE and PRECICE). Two different approaches and implantation techniques were used. We retrospectively reviewed clinica...

We investigated the function of biceps in 18 patients (19 shoulders) with lesions of the rotator cuff. Their mean age was 59 years. Another series of 18 patients (19 shoulders) with normal rotator cuffs as seen on MRI acted as a control group. Their mean age was 55 years. A brace was used to maintain contraction of biceps during elevation. Anteroposterior radiographs were obtained with the arm ...

BACKGROUND Today, humerus nails have become the surgical method of choice in the treatment of humerus shaft fractures. Whether or not the radial nerve should be intraoperatively examined by default in case of primary paresis is currently under discussion. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical findings from 38 patients with humeral shaft fractures surgically treated with unreamed humerus nail (UHN) at...

Proximal humerus fractures account for approximately 4 – 5% of the all fractures [1,2,3]. The incidence of fracture is more common in the elderly because of decreased bone density. But it can occur in younger age group following high velocity trauma [3]. Because of increasing incidence of high velocity trauma, the fracture patterns in proximal humerus are becoming complicated. It has been alway...

BACKGROUND More than 200,000 children are injured at playgrounds in the United States each year. Our goal was to introduce a composite measure of playground safety and use this instrument to correlate the incidence of supracondylar humerus fractures with playground safety in an ecologic study design. METHODS We used a novel "overall-safety rating," defined as a composite of 3 previously valid...

PURPOSE To assess the maximum and end torque of a fourth-generation composite humerus model with no screw inserted or with a screw inserted in the distal (subpectoral) position or proximal (suprapectoral) position. METHODS 24 large-size, fourth-generation composite humeri were randomised to the control (n=8), proximal (n=8), or distal (n=8) group. For the latter 2 groups, an 8-mm-head interfe...

AIM To investigate the usefulness of humerus measurement for sex determination in a sample of medieval skeletons from the Eastern Adriatic Coast. Additional aim was to compare the results with contemporary female population. METHODS Five humerus measurements (maximum length, epicondylar width, maximum vertical diameter of the head, maximum and minimum diameter of the humerus at midshaft) for ...

BACKGROUND Proximal humerus fractures are a common fragility fracture that significantly affects the independence of older adults. The outcomes of these fractures are frequently disappointing and previous systematic reviews are unable to guide clinical practice. Through an integrated knowledge user collaboration, we sought to map the breadth of literature available to guide the management of pr...

BACKGROUND In recent years, there has been a great interest in analyzing upper-limb kinematics. Inertial measurement with mobile phones is a convenient and portable analysis method for studying humerus kinematics in terms of angular mobility and linear acceleration. OBJECTIVE The aim of this analysis was to study upper-limb kinematics via mobile phones through six physical properties that cor...