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From: The bicipital groove as a landmark for reconstruction of complex proximal humeral fractures with hybrid double plate osteosynthesis

Fig. 1

Basic principles of hybrid double plating. a the tubular plate fits into the bicipital groove in inverted fashion. b the locking plate (here: WinstaPH, Axomed, Freibung, Germany) is fixed laterally, c anatomy in a cadaver specimen showing exposure if the metaphyseal region, d the tubular plate is adjusted into the groove (+ greater tuberosity, * lesser tuberosity, BG bicipital groove, LB tendon of the long head of the biceps, MR metaphyseal region)

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