[Comparison between the results of intramedullary nailing and compression plate fixation in the treatment of humerus fractures].

Objectives: The results of open reduction and internal fixation of humeral shaft fractures by either an intramedullary nail or a dynamic compression plate were compared.

Methods: The study included 60 patients (43 males, 17 females; mean age 38 years; range 19 to 61 years) with humerus fractures. Thirty-three patients were treated with intramedullary nails and 27 patients with dynamic compression plates.

[The floating knee in adults: twenty-four cases of ipsilateral fractures of the femur and the tibia].

Objectives: We evaluated the presenting features of ipsilateral femoral and tibial fractures in adults, and the effects of both fracture type and severity of skeletal injury on the results.

Methods: The study included 24 patients (22 men, 2 women; mean age 38 years; range 17 to 75 years). According to the classification by Letts et al.