Distal Humerus Fractures
Fig. 8.1 AO-Classification of distal humerus fractures Coronal shear fractures represent a special entity of distal humerus fractures. Dubberly in 2006 introduced a classification system based on three fracture types,…
Radial Head Fractures
Fig. 11.1 Mason classification modified by Johnston Type I Not or minimally displaced two-part fracture (<2 mm) Type II Displaced two-part fracture (>2 mm) Type III Fractures with more than…
Rotator Cuff Tears
Partial-thickness tear (P): classification according to Ellman Grade Size I <3 mm deep II 3–6 mm deep III >6 mm deep Localization A Articular surface B Bursal surface C…
Tibial Plateau Fractures
AO Schatzker Description 41-A Extra-articular fractures 41-B Partial intra-articular fractures B1 I Split fracture of the lateral plateau B2 III Depression fracture of the lateral plateau B3 II…
Scapula Fractures
Fig. 6.1 The Superior Suspensory Shoulder Complex (SSSC) according to the description of Goss, 1993. Osseous structures of the SSSC ring are marked in black, the ligamenteous structures in red…
Humeral Shaft Fractures
Fig. 7.1 (a) Proximal transverse shaft fracture with important shortening in a 15-year-old boy after bicycle collision. (b) Anterolateral plating. Postoperative AP and lateral views. (c) Control X-rays after 6…
Posttraumatic Shoulder Instability
Fig. 2.1 Classification of Bankart and Bankart variant lesions according to Woertler [5]. (a) Bankart lesion, (b) bony Bankart lesion, (c) Perthes lesion, (d) ALPSA (anterior labro-ligamentous periosteal sleeve avulsion)…
Coronoid Fractures
Type I Fracture of the tip Type II Fracture involves less than 50 % Type III Fracture involves more than 50 % of the coronoid Each type is subclassified according…
Tibial Shaft Fractures
Fig. 26.1 A closed fracture of the middle third of the tibial shaft as a typical indication for IM nailing with the possibility of early weight bearing Intramedullary nailing is…
