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Orthopaedics
Paediatric Humeral Shaft Fractures (AO Based)
Built from AO Surgery Reference: Orthopedic Trauma, Pediatric Trauma (AO Foundation)
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Overview
- Introduction
- Humeral shaft fractures in children
- General principles of management
- Anatomy and remodeling
- Neurovascular anatomy of the humeral shaft
- Neurovascular anatomy of the humeral shaft
- Nerve position changes with age
- Nerve position changes with age
- Remodeling of the humeral shaft
- Remodeling of the humeral shaft
- Acceptable residual deformity
- Clinical and radiological assessment
- History and mechanism of injury
- Symptoms, signs and examination
- Symptoms, signs and examination
- Radiological evaluation
- Radiological evaluation
- Assessment sequence
- Classification
- AO pediatric codes: humeral shaft
- AO pediatric codes: humeral shaft
- Humeral shaft fracture groups
- Humeral shaft fracture groups
- Treatment options and decision logic
- Nonoperative options
- Nonoperative options
- Elastic nailing options
- Elastic nailing options
- External fixation and plating
- External fixation and plating
- Choosing treatment by patient
- Elastic nailing direction by level
- Elastic nailing direction by level
- Nonoperative treatment
- Body binder or sling
- Body binder or sling
- Splint, brace or cast
- U-slab (coaptation) splint application
- U-slab (coaptation) splint application
- Sarmiento brace
- Sarmiento brace
- Hanging cast
- Hanging cast
- Aftercare after immobilization
- Elastic stable intramedullary nailing
- ESIN principles and implants
- ESIN principles and implants
- Antegrade nailing: entry points
- Antegrade nailing: entry points
- Antegrade elastic nailing: steps
- Antegrade elastic nailing: steps
- Retrograde lateral nailing
- Retrograde lateral nailing
- Retrograde medial and lateral nailing
- Retrograde medial and lateral nailing
- Final nail position and checks
- Final nail position and checks
- Elastic nailing: multifragmentary fractures
- Elastic nailing: multifragmentary fractures
- Aftercare and nail removal
- Aftercare and nail removal
- Plating, approaches and external fixation
- Indications for plating in children
- Preoperative preparation
- Patient positioning
- Patient positioning
- Plate position by fracture level
- Plate position by fracture level
- Anterolateral approach
- Anterolateral approach
- Posterior approach
- Posterior approach
- Triceps sparing versus triceps split
- Triceps sparing versus triceps split
- Compression plating technique
- Compression plating technique
- Why the plate is overbent
- Why the plate is overbent
- Bridge plating: steps
- Bridge plating: steps
- Aftercare after plating
- External fixation: indications and pins
- Safe pin placement by segment
- Safe pin placement by segment
- Complications
- Complications and technical failures
- Radial nerve injury: types and risk
- Radial nerve injury: types and risk
- Radial nerve injury: diagnosis
- Radial nerve injury: diagnosis
- Radial nerve palsy: management
- Recovery and rehabilitation of the nerve
- Preventing iatrogenic nerve injury
- Preventing iatrogenic nerve injury
- Take-home messages
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