Fracture of the Capitellum of the Humerus in Adults |
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Authors: | Åke Jakobsson |
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Institution: | ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL HOSPITAL, J?NK?PING, SWEDEN (CHIEF: A. JAKOBSSON, M.D.) |
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Abstract: | In 2 cases of fracture of the capitellum of the humerus with avascular fragment the writer has made a cast of the capitellar fragment and manufactured a chrom-cobolt-molybdenum prosthesis, which has then been inserted in the joint. The result has been a painless, stable joint with a range of movement of 155°-35° and 150°-60° respectively. A third case is mentioned, which was treated with open reduction of the fracture where examination 20 months after the operation revealed a partial necrosis of the capitellar fragment; the functional result however was good. |
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