A study on functional outcome of surgical management of fractures of distal end of humerus in adults by plate osteosynthesis

Abstract

Aim: To study the result of surgical management of distal humerus fractures using distal humerus plates. Methodology: This is a prospective study done in the Department of Orthopaedics, Guntur Medical college, Guntur for a period of 2 years i.e., from May 2018 to April 2020. Sample of study was12 patients.
Results: In the present study, mean age was 37 years. Majority of the patients (33) belonged to the age group of 17-33 years. 50% of the patients were above 44 years of age. Equal number of male and female patients. 5 patients have Rt side and 7 patients had Lf side involvement. e) 8 patients had RTA and 4 patients had self-fall. Fracture union seen in 10 (83%) patients by 12 weeks, 2 patients (17%) had nonunion due to complications. 1 patient (8.3%) reported elbow stiffness and 1 patient (8.3%) reported infection after 24 weeks of ORIF. The infection was superficial.
Conclusion: We conclude as per AO principles that early operative intervention with distal humerus bicolumnar plating for distal humerus fracture results in good functional outcome