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A1 Kazimoglu, Cemal
A1 Satoglu, Ismail Safa
A1 Bozkurt, Attila
A1 Sener, Muhittin
T1 Delayed Radial Nerve Palsy Caused by Pin Migration in a Surgically Treated Proximal Humeral Fracture: A Case of AxonamonosisA Case Report
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2012
FD January 18
VO 94
IS 2
SP e7 1
OP 5
DO 10.2106/JBJS.J.01973
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.01973
AB 
Fractures of the proximal part of the humerus are common injuries that often occur in elderly osteoporotic patients. The decision process regarding the surgical technique is challenging because of the variety of treatment options1,2. Although locked plate fixation has become a popular surgical technique for many proximal humeral fractures, other techniques such as pinning, wiring, and intramedullary nailing are useful in certain situations. Less invasive techniques provide the advantage of incorporating the rotator cuff insertion to increase fixation in patients with poor bone quality, as well as preserving the soft-tissue envelope and vascularity to the humeral head. Closed or open-pin fixation techniques for proximal humeral fractures have potential pitfalls such as malunion, nonunion, loss of fixation, pin-track infection, and pin migration3.