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

Background: Precise indications for computed tomography (CT) in proximal humeral fractures are not established. The purpose of this study was a comparison of conventional radiographic views with ...

Proximal humeral fractures account for a significant proportion of upper limb injuries, particularly among older individuals with osteoporotic bone. Management ranges from conservative ...

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 ...

The humerus is the long bone of your upper arm. It extends from your shoulder to your elbow, where it joins with the ulna and radius bones of your forearm. A humerus fracture refers to any break in ...

An 81-year-old woman with remote left distal humerus open reduction and internal fixation presented to the clinic after a mechanical ground-level fall 1-week prior. She was initially evaluated at an ...

The number of periprosthetic humeral shaft fractures is on the rise related to the increasing performance of shoulder arthroplasty (especially reverse shoulder arthroplasty) in an aging population ...

A shoulder fracture is a broken bone in the shoulder. These fractures typically occur after a fall or high impact collision. In most cases, surgery is not necessary to treat a shoulder fracture. The ...

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