Medial Calcar Support and Radiographic Outcomes of Plate Fixation for Proximal Humeral Fractures

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(a) A 71-year-old female patient sustained right proximal humerus fracture AO/OTA 11-B1 with an intact metaphyseal extension and intact medial hinge; (b) open reduction and internal fixation with cloverleaf plate in a mild varus position; (c) external rotation A-P view and axillary view in postoperative 12 months. Solid bone union with acceptable head-shaft angle and no avascular necrosis of the head was noted.

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