Zhongguo gu shang = China journal of orthopaedics and traumatology
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[Percutaneous plate fixation of three and four-part proximal humerus fractures in elderly patients].
To evaluate the treatment effect of three and four-part fractures of proximal humerus in elder patients using indirect reduction combined with locking proximal humeral plate (LPHP) fixation. ⋯ The technique of extra articular capsule indirect reduction combined LPHP internal fixation has the advantages of stable, easy to operate, less vascular damage and so on. It can effectively treat the proximal humerus three-and four-part fractures, especially to elder patients.