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Fig. 3

From: Treatment of humeral shaft fractures: a new minimally-invasive plate osteosynthesis versus open reduction and internal fixation: a case control study

Fig. 3

a, b A Patient number 13 in the MIPO group, a 31-year-old patient who suffered a distal humerus fracture after a fall. AO/OTA: B1.3. Preoperative X-rays. c, d The patient was treated with the anteromedial + anterolateral MIPO technique and fixed with LCP + MDLS (arrow: fixation of a single miniplate with multi-directional locking screw). e–g 28 months after surgery, with full recovery of function. (arrow: well-hidden scar at the elbow)

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