To investigate the effect of some epidemiological and radiologic factors on the outcome of prosthetic replacement in acute proximal humerus fractures.
Design: Retrospective clinical study.
Patients: 32 patients [mean age 58 (range 37-83 years)] with a mean follow-up period of 35 months (range 8-80 months). 15 cases had Neer type IV, 2 had type III, and 15 patients had fracture-dislocations.
Main Outcome Measures: Neer's criteria, Constant score, and elevation degree were used. Radiological parameters were union and position of the tuberosities, bone stock, and position of the prosthesis.
Preoperative delay, problems of tuberosity fixation, and position of the tuberosities were parameters influencing the clinical outcome. Lateralization of the tuberosities results in better scores, whereas their distal transfer can be related to a poorer outcome.
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To investigate the effect of some epidemiological and radiologic factors on the outcome of prosthetic replacement in acute proximal humerus fractures.
Design: Retrospective clinical study.
Patients: 32 patients [mean age 58 (range 37-83 years)] with a mean follow-up period of 35 months (range 8-80 months). 15 cases had Neer type IV, 2 had type III, and 15 patients had fracture-dislocations.
Main Outcome Measures: Neer's criteria, Constant score, and elevation degree were used. Radiological parameters were union and position of the tuberosities, bone stock, and position of the prosthesis.
Preoperative delay, problems of tuberosity fixation, and position of the tuberosities were parameters influencing the clinical outcome. Lateralization of the tuberosities results in better scores, whereas their distal transfer can be related to a poorer outcome.
Copyright remains with the authors and publisher.