Locking plate fixation provides superior fixation of humerus split type greater tuberosity fractures than tension bands and double row suture bridges

Background This paper aims to determine the strongest fixation method for split type greater tuberosity fractures of the proximal humerus by testing and comparing three fixation methods: a tension band with No. 2 wire suture, a double-row suture bridge with suture anchors, and a manually contoured calcaneal locking plate. Methods Each method was tested on eight porcine humeri. A osteotomy of the greater tuberosity was performed 50° to the...