Avaliação das complicações do tratamento cirúrgico das fraturas da extremidade proximal do úmero com "placa bloqueada"

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the complications from surgical treatment using a locking plate among patients with fractures of the proximal extremity of the humerus. Methods: Between July 2004 and December 2009, 56 patients with fractures of the proximal extremity of the humerus were treated using the PHILOS® plate. There were 19 male patients and 37 female patients, with a mean age of 62 years (range: 30 to 92 years). All the cases had a mean postoperative followup period of 12 months. Thirteen fractures were classified as presenting in two parts, 28 as three, eight as four and seven as epiphyseal fractures. Results: Among the patients operated, 26 were considered to have achieved excellent results, twelve good, ten fair and eight poor, according to the UCLA score. Thirty complications occurred in 20 patients Rev Bras Ortop. 2012;47(5):568-74