Rehabilitation evaluation of patients with fractures of the humerus after a stable functional osteosynthesis

Purpose: to establish the initial functional state of the upper limbs of patients with fractures of the humerus after a stable functional osteosynthesis. Material and methods: the study involved 30 patients of mature age on the basis Drogobich city hospital № 1. Results: the main problems of patients is the presence of pain, edema, decrease in range of motion in the shoulder and adjacent joints, reducing the power capabilities and muscle tone. Conclusions: the significant deterioration in the functional state of the affected upper limb of the patient after surgery for fracture of surgical neck of the humerus, in particular, the amplitude of the movements of flexion and extension, adduction and abduction of the shoulder of the affected limb of patients compared with the norm.