Research Article

Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation

Volume: 45 Number: 6 January 19, 2012
  • Cem Esenyel
  • Kahraman Ozturk
  • Yunus Imren
  • Semih Ayanoglu
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Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation and primary autogenous grafting in terms of pain, functional status and arthrodesis position.
Methods: The study included 8 patients (7 males and 1 female; mean age: 39.3 years; range: 22 to 68 years) who underwent arthrodesis with plate fixation and primary autogenous grafting. Mean follow-up period was 66.6 (range: 47 to 96) months. Five cases had traumatic brachial plexus palsy, 2 polio sequela and 1 sequela of an operated proximal humerus fracture due to a falling injury. One of the traumatic palsy cases was accompanied with a humerus shaft fracture. Arthrodesis was performed in all cases according to AO principles with plate fixation and primary autogenous grafting. Five of the paralytic patients also underwent Steindler flexorplasty. Follow-up assessments included monthly radiologic control for union, the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and the Oxford shoulder score (OSS) for functional status.
Results: Radiological fusion was seen in all cases in an average of 16 (range: 12 to 18) weeks, and arthrodesis was stable at physical examination. The accompanying humerus shaft fracture was also fixed with plate. One patient with traumatic palsy experienced a humerus fracture distal to the arthrodesis plate at the 8th postoperative month. An additional traumatic palsy case had flexion deformity at the wrist in the second year of follow-up and a wrist arthrodesis with dorsal plate was performed. One patient (12.5%) had a donor site infection on the tenth day after surgery. The target positions of 30° of abduction, 30° of forward flexion, and 30° of internal rotation were achieved with an average deviation of 7°. Mean active abduction was 68.1° (range: 55° to 90°), flexion was 67.5° (range: 60° to 85°), and internal rotation was at the level of trochanter major. The mean OSS was 35.9 (range: 32 to 40), and the mean VAS score was 2.9 (range: 1 to 7).
Conclusion: Our findings show that AO reconstruction plate and primary autogenous bone grafting is a safe and effective arthrodesis method that can also be used as a salvage procedure.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Cem Esenyel This is me

Kahraman Ozturk This is me

Yunus Imren This is me

Semih Ayanoglu This is me

Publication Date

January 19, 2012

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2011 Volume: 45 Number: 6

APA
Esenyel, C., Ozturk, K., Imren, Y., & Ayanoglu, S. (2012). Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 45(6), 412-420. https://izlik.org/JA86HJ68GD
AMA
1.Esenyel C, Ozturk K, Imren Y, Ayanoglu S. Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;45(6):412-420. https://izlik.org/JA86HJ68GD
Chicago
Esenyel, Cem, Kahraman Ozturk, Yunus Imren, and Semih Ayanoglu. 2012. “Shoulder Arthrodesis With Plate Fixation”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 45 (6): 412-20. https://izlik.org/JA86HJ68GD.
EndNote
Esenyel C, Ozturk K, Imren Y, Ayanoglu S (January 1, 2012) Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 45 6 412–420.
IEEE
[1]C. Esenyel, K. Ozturk, Y. Imren, and S. Ayanoglu, “Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 412–420, Jan. 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA86HJ68GD
ISNAD
Esenyel, Cem - Ozturk, Kahraman - Imren, Yunus - Ayanoglu, Semih. “Shoulder Arthrodesis With Plate Fixation”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 45/6 (January 1, 2012): 412-420. https://izlik.org/JA86HJ68GD.
JAMA
1.Esenyel C, Ozturk K, Imren Y, Ayanoglu S. Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;45:412–420.
MLA
Esenyel, Cem, et al. “Shoulder Arthrodesis With Plate Fixation”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 45, no. 6, Jan. 2012, pp. 412-20, https://izlik.org/JA86HJ68GD.
Vancouver
1.Cem Esenyel, Kahraman Ozturk, Yunus Imren, Semih Ayanoglu. Shoulder arthrodesis with plate fixation. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2012 Jan. 1;45(6):412-20. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA86HJ68GD