Arthroscopic intramedullary nailing of humeral fractures through the rotator interval.

Autor: Antoni M; Service de chirurgie du membre supérieur, CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: dr.maxime.antoni@gmail.com., Lazarus P; Service de chirurgie du membre supérieur, CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France., Kempf JF; Service de chirurgie du membre supérieur, CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France., Clavert P; Service de chirurgie du membre supérieur, CHU de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR [Orthop Traumatol Surg Res] 2021 Feb; Vol. 107 (1), pp. 102750. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 13.
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2020.102750
Abstrakt: Introduction: Antegrade nailing of humeral fractures is a proven technique with well-documented results. The standard surgical approach requires incision of the supraspinatus tendon to insert a nail, which comes with the risk of damaging the rotator cuff. The aims of this study were to describe a new surgical technique for arthroscopic humeral nailing that does not require opening the rotator cuff and to report the clinical and radiological outcomes of this technique.
Materials and Methods: This was a single center, retrospective study of patients who had a humeral shaft or surgical neck fracture at our hospital in 2017 and underwent antegrade intramedullary nailing by arthroscopy. The nail was introduced through the rotator interval without opening the rotator cuff. All were reviewed at 1-year postoperative: clinical examination (joint range of motion and Constant score) plus AP and lateral radiographs of the shoulder.
Results: Eighteen patients (12 women, 6 men) with a mean age of 65.4 years (37-84) were included retrospectively. One patient died during the follow-up period thus 17 patients were available for analysis. At the 1-year follow-up, the mean forward flexion was 152.1° (90-180), the mean external rotation was 56.1° (30-80), the mean absolute Constant score was 73.9 (54-88) points and the mean adjusted Constant score was 93.5 (67-100) points. Bone union was achieved in 16/17 patients (94%) with 1 patient experiencing a nonunion. There were no complications.
Conclusion: Arthroscopic antegrade nailing of humeral shaft and surgical neck fractures through the rotator interval yields good clinical and radiological results in our hands. This new, rotator cuff-sparing technique is a viable option for treating humeral fractures by arthroscopy.
Level of Evidence: IV; retrospective study without control group.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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