System and method for facilitating repair and reattachment of comminuted bone portions

摘要

A fracture fixation system serves in repairing a comminuted humeral head of a humeral bone. The fracture fixation system includes a plate having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, one of a screw and a post, and at least one aperture for receiving the one of the screw and the post therethrough. The plate is secured to a portion of a humeral shaft of the humeral bone, and the one of the screw and the post is inserted through the at least one aperture through the plate. The portion of the comminuted humeral head is attached to the one of the screw and the post using at least one suture. The one of the screw and the post is rotated to wind the at least one suture therearound to reposition the portion of the comminuted humeral head relative to the portion of the humeral shaft.

主权项

1. A method for repairing a comminuted humeral head of a humeral bone, the method comprising the acts of:
utilizing a plate having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and at least one aperture for receiving one of a screw and a post therethrough; securing the plate to a portion of a humeral shaft of the humeral bone; inserting the one of the screw and the post through the at least one aperture through the plate; attaching a portion of the comminuted humeral head to the one of the screw and the post using at least one suture; and rotating the one of the screw and the post to wind the at least one suture around the one of the screw and the post, wherein the winding of the at least one suture draws the portion of the comminuted humeral head closer to the one of the screw and the post to position the portion of the comminuted humeral head relative to the portion of the humeral shaft; the winding of the at least one suture being in contact with an exterior of the one of the screw and the post and between the exterior of the one of the screw and the post and the portion of the comminuted humeral head.