10.1055/b-0034-87612 Humerus, proximal: extraarticular multifragmented fracture with extension to the diaphysis (11-A3 and 12-C3)Christoph Sommer Case description A 23-year-old man fell while snowboarding and sustained a multifragmentary extraarticular fracture to…
10.1055/b-0034-87614 Humerus, proximal: proximal humeral shaft fracture with extension into the humeral head—12-B2.1Reto Babst Case description A 75-year-old obese man fell from his standing height onto his left shoulder as…
10.1055/b-0034-87613 Humerus proximal: extraarticular fracture—11-A3Reto Babst Case description A 90-year-old woman stumbled on stairs and fell from her standing height onto her right shoulder. It was an isolated injury and…
10.1055/b-0034-87624 Acetabulum Classifications The Letournel classification of acetabular fractures 289 The Müller AO Classification 290 Introduction 15.1 Acetabulum—introduction Zhiyong Hou, Wade R Smith, Kaan Irgit 293 1 Introduction 293 1.1…
10.1055/b-0034-87608 Clavicle: diaphyseal simple fracture and scapular neck fracture (floating shoulder)Christoph Sommer Case description A 23-year-old man was struck on the left shoulder by a falling tree. The patient suffered…
10.1055/b-0034-87596 New aspects of cerclage: improved technology applicable to MIO with special reference to periprosthetic fracturesStephan M Perren, Alberto Fernandez dell’Oca, Pietro Regazzoni, Markus Windolf 1 Introduction 33 2 Functions…
10.1055/b-0034-87617 Humerus, shaft—introductionTheerachai Apivatthakakul, William Belangero, Bruno Liviani Introduction Incidence Fractures of the humeral shaft account for 1% of all fractures. Most of these fractures can be treated conservatively by…
10.1055/b-0034-87607 Clavicle—introductionVajara Phiphobmongkol, Christoph Sommer Introduction Incidence Fractures of the clavicle are common and occur most frequently in the middle third of the bone (76–82%) and less often in the…
10.1055/b-0034-87631 Femur, proximal Classification The Müller AO Classification 332 Introduction 16.1 Femur, proximal—introduction Suthorn Bavonratanavech 333 1 Introduction 333 1.1 Incidence 333 1.2 Current methods of treatment 333 1.3 Indications…
10.1055/b-0034-87597 InstrumentsTheerachai Apivatthakakul, Reto Babst, Suthorn Bavonratanavech, Dankward Höntzsch 1 Introduction 51 2 Instruments to aid fracture reduction 51 2.1 Reduction handles 51 2.2 External fixators 53 2.3 Large distractor…
