%0 Journal Article
%T Intra-Articular Osteotomy for Distal Humerus Malunion
%A Ren¨¦ K. Marti
%A Job Doornberg
%J Case Reports in Medicine
%D 2009
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2009/631306
%X Intra-articular osteotomy is considered in the rare case of malunion after a fracture of the distal humerus to restore humeral alignment and gain a functional arc of elbow motion. Traumatic and iatrogenic disruption of the limited blood flow to the distal end of the humerus resulting in avascular necrosis of capitellum or trochlea is a major pitfall of the this technically challenging procedure. Two cases are presented which illustrate the potential problems of intra-articular osteotomy for malunion of the distal humerus.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/medicine/2009/631306/