Outcomes of patients with humerus fracture under treatment with PHILOS plate

Arsalan Mahmoodian; Pedram Yavari; Behrooz Fadaei; Sepehr Eslami; Mina Shakery Boroujeni; Ghasem Mohammadsharifi

Outcomes of patients with humerus fracture under treatment with PHILOS plate

Int J Burns Trauma. 2021 Feb 15;11(1):75-79. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Arsalan Mahmoodian¹, Pedram Yavari¹, Behrooz Fadaei¹, Sepehr Eslami², Mina Shakery Boroujeni³, Ghasem Mohammadsharifi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Abadan faculty of Medical Science Abadan, Iran.
³ Department of Pathology, Abadan Faculty of Medical Science Abadan, Iran.

PMID: 33824789
PMCID: PMC8012870

Abstract

Background: Based on the contradictory results about the effect of an intramedullary nail in the treatment of humeral shaft fracture, in this study, we aim to evaluate the outcomes of patients with humeral fracture treated with PHILOS plaque.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, which was performed to evaluate the recovery rate of patients with humeral fracture treated with PHILOS plaque referred to Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Abadan-Iran during 2015-2019. Constant Shoulder Score was evaluated six months and one year after the operation.

Results: The mean constant shoulder score was increased significantly after 1 year compared to 6 months (P<0.001). The means of constant shoulder score 6 months in type 4 of fracture was significantly higher than type 3 of fracture (P=0.03) but there was no significant relationship between the means of constant shoulder score 1 year after surgery and type of fracture.

Conclusion: We suggest that orthopedic surgeons should pay more attention to the usage of PHILOS plate in patients with humerus fractures especially the type 4 fracture.

Keywords: Humeral; PHILOS; constant shoulder score; fracture.