Minimum 2-year results of the second-generation CFR-PEEK locking plate on the proximal humeral fracture.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyse and compare the 24-month range of motion results of patients treated with CFR-PEEK2 versus conventional titanium plate osteosyntheses (TAL-P). We hypothesized similar clinical outcomes but a better range of motion in the CFR-PEEK2 group than the TAL-P group in the 2-year follow-up.

Methods: This retrospective study analysing prospectively collected data included all patients that presented with a PHF and were treated with CFR-PEEK2 between November 2016 and April 2018.

Age-Independent Clinical Outcome in Proximal Humeral Fractures: 2-Year Results Using the Example of a Precontoured Locking Plate.

Introduction: The optimal treatment strategy for the proximal humeral fracture (PHF) remains controversial. The debate is centered around the correct treatment strategy in the elderly patient population. The present study investigated whether age predicts the functional outcome of locking plate osteosynthesis for this fracture entity.

[Arthroscopic-assisted management of intra-articular scapular fractures in a rugby player].

Scapular fractures are a rare injury entity accounting for 0,4-1 % of all fractures and 3-5 % of fractures involving the shoulder girdle. This study focuses on a 29-year-old male patient who sustained an intraarticular scapular fracture during a "Rugby Bundesliga" match after direct impact with another player. The clinical and radiological examinations showed a dislocated multifragmentary transverse scapular fracture involving the superior border, the medial border and the glenoid (Euler and Rüedi D2b/AO 14 F1.