Biomechanical Analysis of Combined Medial Calcar and Lateral Locked Plating Versus Isolated Lateral Locked Plating of Proximal Humerus Fractures.

Objective: Medial calcar buttress plating combined with lateral locked plating is biomechanically tested against isolated lateral locked plating in synthetic humeri models for the treatment of proximal humerus fractures.

Methods: Proximal humerus fractures (OTA/AO type 11-A2.1) were manufactured in 10 pairs of Sawbones humeri models (Sawbones, Pacific Research Laboratories, Vashon Island, WA).

Circumventing Acute Compartment Syndrome: Outcomes from a Cadaver-based Course in Fasciotomy Procedural Skills.

Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) represents a surgical emergency requiring effective, complete fasciotomy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate cadaver-based training on the ability of practicing general surgeons to effectively perform upper extremity, thigh, and leg fasciotomies. One hundred seventeen general surgeons underwent a 2-day, cadaver-based course with formative and summative assessments based on validated scoring tools.