The surgical management of proximal humerus fractures requires familiarity with more than one fixation method. Although locked proximal humeral plates have become very popular, the extensive ...

Use hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures Technical difficulty and cost differences make this the better choice for acute fractures.

Patients with proximal humerus fractures have substantially higher mortality rates than their matched control individuals from the general population over a 2-year period.

Most proximal humeral fractures are minimally displaced or nondisplaced and can be managed conservatively. Those fractures that are displaced, however, can be a treatment challenge to the ...

The study included 231 people, average age 66, with a displaced fracture in the arm near the shoulder. Some of the patients had surgery to repair the fracture, while others had their arms ...

The results of a recent Nordic collaboration study showed that there is no difference in functional results between operative and non-operative treatment in persons aged 60 or more with displaced ...

Cite this: Indications for Computed Tomography (CT-) Diagnostics in Proximal Humeral Fractures: A Comparative Study of Plain Radiography and Computed Tomography - Medscape - Apr 02, 2009.

Conventus Orthopaedics has received FDA clearance for the PH Cage™. This is the first industry device to treat proximal humeral (shoulder) fractures.

Exactech announced today the first surgeries with its novel Equinoxe® Humeral Augmented Tray (HAT) in a reverse total shoulder procedure.

The management of humeral condylar fractures represents a critical aspect of small animal orthopaedics, with significant implications for both clinical outcomes and long‐term limb function ...