Plate fixation of acromion fracture using a mesh plate

Shingo Kurahashi; Shinsuke Takeda; So Mitsuya; Koichiro Makihara; Ken-Ichi Yamauchi

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100470

Plate fixation of acromion fracture using a mesh plate

Trauma Case Rep. 2021 Mar 18:33:100470. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100470. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Shingo Kurahashi¹, Shinsuke Takeda^{1

2}, So Mitsuya^{1

2}, Koichiro Makihara^{1

2}, Ken-Ichi Yamauchi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan.
² Trauma and Microsurgery Center, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan.

Abstract

In several cases of treatment of acromion fractures of the scapula, plate fixation provides more rigidity to the fractured area. However, no specific plates are available for the acromion because of high interindividual variation in the shape of the acromion. We report two cases of acromion fractures operated using a mesh plate (Depuy Synthes, West Chester, PA, USA), which acts as a versatile, low-profile implant, being cut according to the specific fracture pattern and anatomical fitting. Our positive experiences with using a mesh plate may help to establish it as the operative procedure of choice in cases of acromion fracture.

Keywords: Acromion fracture; Mesh plate; Plate fixation; Scapular fracture.

Publication types

Case Reports