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Good results were obtained using a hook plate to fix bone in 18 cases of fracture of the proximal humerus in which the bone was greatly comminuted or dislocated. The hook plate protects the fixed area against rotation, shear stress and flexion much better than other fixation methods.
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Yamano, Y. Comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus treated with hook plate. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 105, 359–363 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00449943
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00449943