Humeral Neck Fractures (Subscribe)  

Successful treatment of fractures of the proximal humerus presents a challenge for physicians. Many factors must be considered when developing a treatment plan. Accurate definition of the type of fracture, patient compliance problems that limit rehabilitation, medical comorbidities affecting prognosis, and time from injury to treatment are critical factors affecting...

Objective: To evaluate functional outcome after hemiarthroplasty for displaced proximal humeral frac- tures and to review whether prosthesis type, intraoperative technique or previous ipsilateral shoulder surgery could affect the outcome.
Conclusion: We conclude that soft tissue status and operative technique play an im- portant role in late postoperative pain and range...

Inter- and intraobserver Reliability of the MTM-classification for proximal humeral fractures: a prospective study
Christian Bahrs , Hagen Schmal , Erich Lingenfelter , Bernd Rolauffs , Kuno Weise , Klaus Dietz and Peter Helwig BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9:21
Conclusions Although the MTM-classification covers a wide spectrum of fracture types, our results...

Conclusion It is of great importance for surgeons treating proximal humerus fractures to understand the relative risk of any procedure they perform. Since the designs of different nailing systems risk damaging the axillary nerve and ascending branch, blunt dissection, the use of protection sleeves during drilling and screw insertion, and individual...

Authors' conclusions
Only tentative conclusions can be drawn from the available evidence, which is insufficient to inform many of the decisions required in contemporary fracture management. Early physiotherapy, without immobilisation, may be sufficient for some types of undisplaced fractures. It is unclear whether operative intervention, even for specific fracture types, will...

ORIF of Proximal Humerus Fracture using Locked Plating
17 min Video presentation By: Mark A Mighell

Meeting Program
Hemiarthroplasty - William N. Levine, MD
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty - Mark Frankle, MD
Exposure & Reduction Techniques for ORIF - Michael J. Gardner, MD
Avoiding Complications for Locked Plating - Kenneth A. Egol, MD
Percutaneous Pinning - Evan L. Flatow, MD
Interactive Q & A - Evan L. Flatow, MD

Archive Copy: - 1999 Annual Meeting Scientific Program. Proximal Humerus Fractures: An Unsolved Fracture?

Archive Copy: 2000 AAOS On-Line Service - 1999 Annual Meeting Scientific Program. Proximal Humerus Fractures: An Unsolved Fracture?

Comprehensive Classification of Fractures of Long Bones - 11 Humerus Proximal

4 Part fracture of the proximal humerus/neck of humerus
- Discussion:
- 4 segment frx is most difficult to treat & is assoc w/ poorest results;
- added to problems of three part frx, namely delayed union or non union, is avascular necrosis of the...

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
most of these injuries are either Salter I or II fractures; - frx separations of proximal humeral epiphysis occur most often between ages of 11 and 15 years; - 80% of longitudinal growth of humerus occurs in...

- indicated for displaced surgical neck, 3 part, and 4 part fracture;
- Anterior Approach to Shoulder:
- incision is made along medial border of deltoid extending laterally to humeral shaft;
- cephalic vein protected;
...

Adult fractures of the neck of the humerus.
Discussion, classification, radiographs, non-operative treatment, operative treatment, complications

Online reference of proximal humerus fractures including fracture dislocations, fractures of the tuberosity and metaphyseal fractures (fractured neck of humerus)