Treatment of Humeral Fractures With Long PHILOS Plates Using a Modified Technique and Approach Avoids Radial Nerve Palsy

Radial paralysis is a well-known complication of plate osteosynthesis on the humeral shaft. At the University Hospital Basel, these fractures have been treated in an adapted procedure with long PHILOS plates using a modified technique and approach. This study is to retrospectively analyze the effectiveness of the surgical technique in relation to iatrogenic radial paralysis.