Proximal third humeral shaft fractures fixed with long helical PHILOS plates in elderly patients: benefit of pre-contouring plates on a 3D-printed model—a retrospective study

Abstract Background To explore the clinical efficacy of 3D printing fracture models to assist in creating pre-contoured plates to treat proximal third humeral shaft fractures. Methods We retrospectively identified proximal third humeral shaft fractures treated between February 2012 and February 2015...

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Main Authors: Qiuke Wang, Jian Hu, Junjie Guan, Yunfeng Chen, Lei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0908-9