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Original Contribution

Knowledge of complications of Type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients visiting the Diabetes Centers in the Western Region of KSA
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Fahad Almatrafi, Khalid Alshehri, Daifallah Almalki, Thamer Aldajani, Abdullah Alwthainani, Khalid Almatrafi, Faris Almatrafi, Renad Alqurashi, Ghala Almatrafi ,Lama Alkhaldi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95240

Evaluation of outcome of distal humerus fracture fixation by two-locked plates
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[Abstract]
Abdul Fatah Abbas Mansoor Haidarah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95241

Familial Mediterranean fever may actually be a persistent inflammatory process on vascular endothelium all over the body
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Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Engin Altintas, Atilla Yalcin, Orhan Ekrem Muftuoglu,
Abdulrazak Abyad,Lesley Pocock
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95242

Assessment of Epidemic and Pandemic Events Preparedness in Ministry of Health Hospitals, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Ahmad Mosa Faqeeh, Abdullah Ibrahim Sabai. Mohammed Ahmed Jahlan, Ahmed Nasser Khayrat, Hussein Ali Azyabi, Abdullah Ibrahim Asiri, Mohammed Ali Azybi, Madi Mustafa Habkor
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95244

Strategies For Enhancing the Quality of Pediatric Emergency Care: Addressing Overcrowding and Patients' Length of Stay
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[Abstract]
Amal Abdullah Alharbi, Maha Sanat Alreshidi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95246

Population and Community Studies

Egg Allergy in Jeddah City - Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Moufag Mohammed Saeed Tayeb
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95247

Prevalence of childhood obesity, its associated risk factors and parental misperception of their child's actual weight among Saudi children in Yanbu city, Saudi Arabia 2021: A cross-sectional study
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Worood Abdulaziz Alodainy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95248

Ocular Complications in diabetic children in Aseer region
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Ali Mohammed Al-Amri, Ibarhim Marie Shahrani, Ahmad Saad Al Zomia, Ahmed Falh Alayash, Muath Hussain Alhudaithi, Alhassan Alhussein Almonawar, Abdulaziz Mohammed Asiri, Meshari Hassan Asiri, Saeed Ali Alqarni
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95249

COVID-19 in the Region

Anxiety and coping strategies among COVID-19 patients in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Shumukh Mohammed Alhejaili, Osama Madani Kiram, Duoaa Seddiq Abdoh, Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95250

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Unusual presentation of tinea corporis skin lesion - A Case Report
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Hanan K. Taha Alshammari, Neelufur Sulaiman Sait
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952502

Original Clinical Research

Contact Lens Use Patterns and Safety Determinants among Adolescents in Western Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Ahmed Basheikh
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.952503

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February 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 2

Evaluation of outcome of distal humerus fracture fixation by two-locked plates


Abdul Fatah Abbas Mansoor Haidarah

Correspondence:
Abdul Fatah Abbas Mansoor Haidarah
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,
Department of Special Surgery Faculty of Medicine,
Aden University Yemen
Email: alsaeedifattah@gmail.com

Received: December 2021; Accepted: January 2022; Published: February 1, 2022. Citation: Abdul Fatah Abbas Mansoor Haidarah. Evaluation of outcome of distal humerus fracture fixation by two-locked plates. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(2): 19-26. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95241

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the results of operative management of distal humerus fracture fixation by two-locked plates. Materials and method:

This was a retrospective study involving 72 patients with distal humeral fractures who were managed surgically by fixation with two-locked parallel plates at Al- Gamhoria Teaching Hospital, and two private hospitals, in Aden, Yemen, between January 2018 and December 2020.

The data was entered into a computer and analyzed using SPSS program version 17. For variables difference, chi-square tests, and P values were calculated. A p- value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: The total study patients were 72 and they were (79.2%) males and (20.8%) with a ratio of male to female of 3.8:1.

The mean age of the patients was 37.8 ± 15.3 years and the age ranged between 11 and 75 years.

Most of the patients (69.4%) were of age 40 years, while more than 40 years old represented (30.6%). Causes of fractures were gunshots (56.9%) followed by road traffic accidents (37.5%). Left side was predominant with (62.5%). Type of injuries were open with (73.6%) and closed with (26.4%).

Partially articular fractures were in (86.1%) of cases and complete articular fractures were in (13.9%) cases. Transpositions of ulnar nerve were found in (65.3%) cases. Ulnar nerve neuropraxia was found in (5.6%) cases and the Range of Motion (ROM) was limited (pron. – sup 30-45/flex – exten 30 – 130) in (29.2%) cases and no range of motion in (9.7%) cases. Non-union was found in (4.2%) cases while superficial infection was in (5.6%) cases. Stiffness was found in (9.7%) cases.

Conclusion: This study revealed that managing the distal humeral fractures by internal fixation of two Parallel-Plates gives satisfactory results.

Key words: distal humerus, fracture, internal fixation, locking plate, outcome







 


 
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