Figure 4.

Pre and postoperative radiographic images of the right shoulder of a 71-year-old patient who suffered a two-part fracture of the proximal extremity of the humerus with a metadiaphyseal line. (A) Preoperative corrected frontal view of the fracture. (B) Preoperative scapular lateral view. (C and D) Immediate postoperative views: note the white arrow showing the high position of the plate, very close to the upper margin of the greater tubercle. (E and F) Radiographic views one year after the surgery with the fracture already consolidated. (G and H) Radiographs after removal of the plate, which led to improvement of the painful condition and a gain in mobility.