Jupiter and Mehne Classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2].
Overview[1][2]
The injuries of the ball-and-socket shoulder joint considered as the Distal humerus fracture. It is more common among the elderly population following a low energy trauma such as falling. Meanwhile, A few people experience the axillary nerve damage such as reduced sensation around the middle deltoid and/or axillary artery involvement.
AO/OTA Classification of Distal Humeral Fractures
AO/OTA Classification of Distal Humeral Fractures
| Jupiter and Mehne Classification of Distal Humeral Fractures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I | Intra-articular | Single column:
1. Low medial 2. High medial 3. Low lateral 4. High lateral 5. Capitellum 6. Trochlea |
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| Bi – column:
1. High T intercondylar 2. Low T intercondylar 3. Y intercondylar 4. H intercondylar 5. Lambda pattern (lateral) 6. Lambda pattern (medial) |
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| Grade II | Extra-articular – intracapsular | 1. High transcolumn 1a. extension, 1b. flexion
2. Low transcolumn 2a extension, 2b flexion 3. Abduction 4. Adduction |
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| Grade III | Extra-capsular | 1. Medial epicondyle
2. Lateral epicondyle |
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See also
See also
- Proximal humerus fracture
- Jupiter and Mehne Classification
- Riseborough_and_Radin_classification
- Gartland_classification
- Distal humerus fracture
- Humeral_shaft_fracture
- Humerus fracture
References
References
- ↑ Beeres FJ, Oehme F, Babst R (April 2017). “[Distal humerus fracture-extensile approaches]”. Oper Orthop Traumatol (in German). 29 (2): 115–124. doi:10.1007/s00064-016-0474-4. PMID 27921119.
- ↑ Shearin JW, Chapman TR, Miller A, Ilyas AM (February 2018). “Ulnar Nerve Management with Distal Humerus Fracture Fixation: A Meta-Analysis”. Hand Clin. 34 (1): 97–103. doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2017.09.010. PMID 29169602.
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