%0 Journal Article %T Effects of medial support screws on locking plating of proximal humerus fractures in elderly patients: a retrospective study %A Shen, Pengcheng %A Zhu, Yu %A Zhu, Lifan %A Li, Xiaolin %A Xu, Yaozeng %J Annals of Translational Medicine %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Effects of medial support screws on locking plating of proximal humerus fractures in elderly patients: a retrospective study %K %X Background: This study aimed to explore the effects of medial support screws (MSS) on the locking proximal humeral plate in elderly patients who suffered from proximal humeral fractures. Methods: From December 2016 to December 2018, eighty-five elderly patients who suffered from proximal humeral fracture and received standard plate or locking plate with or without MSS were selected. The patients were allocated into 3 groups: Standard plate group (n=23), Locking plate without MSS group (n=34) and Locking plate with MSS group (n=28). Clinical data from all these 3 groups were collected and analyzed. Results: These eighty-five elder patients (ranging 60–78 years) accomplished a follow-up with an average of 16.3 months. The outcome data showed that significant difference was found on the Constant score, humeral internal rotation angle and humeral height ratio (all the P Conclusions: The medial support screws in the locking proximal humeral plate in treating proximal humeral fractures could reduce humerus restoration loss and humeral internal rotation angle. %U https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/29678 %V 7 %N 20 %P 560 %@ 2305-5847