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Coronal Shear Fractures of the DistalHumerus

What imaging study is best to guide surgicalplanning for a coronal shear fracture of the distalhumerus?

a. AP, lateral, internal oblique, and external oblique x-rays

b. Intraoperative arthrogam

c. CT scan

d. MRI scan

In an elderly patient, what treatment ispreferable for a coronal shear fracture of thedistal humerus with moderate comminution?

a. Excision of the fracture fragment

b. Arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation

c. Open reduction internal fixation

d. Hemiarthroplasty

e. Total elbow arthroplasty

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e. Transpiral tomography

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