Purchase of both proximal and distal fragments by the calcar screw is critical when using a locking plate in the treatment of proximal humeral fractures
Failure of the calcar screw to purchase both the proximal and distal fragments was associated with a significantly higher rate of failure of fixation in the surgical treatment of proximal humeral fractures using a locking plate.
Authors
- Woong Kyo Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8602-9290)
- An Seong Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9730-9320)
- Kyosun Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7203-0626)
- Jun-Gyu Moon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8835-078X)
- Jin Hyeok Lee
- Kanghun Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9108-6598)
- Jung Ho Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0641-8307)
- Hyun Gon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4124-8913)
Institutions
- Korea University (KR)
- Korea University Medical Center (KR)
- Ansan University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Bone & Joint Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.107b9.bjj-2024-1649.r1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00