Healio

Experts compare options in managing proximal humeral fractures operatively

The operative management of proximal humerus fractures remains a challenge for orthopedic surgeons. Although over 80% of these fractures are minimally displaced and can be treated nonoperatively, ...
Healio

Not all proximal humerus fractures amenable to percutaneous pinning

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — General orthopedic surgeons can quickly learn to treat proximal humerus fractures with either open ...
Medical Dialogues

Study Finds Intramedullary Nailing Superior to Dual Plating in Selected Shoulder Fractures

China: A new study published in BMC Surgery suggests that intramedullary nailing may offer faster recovery and improved ...
Medscape

Proximal Humerus Fracture Patients Face High Mortality Rates

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 ...
Medscape

Evaluation and Classification of Proximal Humeral Fractures

At most major medical centers, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds are lectures given by orthopaedic surgeons of national and international prominence, providing opportunities for faculty, residents, and fellows ...
Business Wire

Exactech Humeral Reconstruction Prosthesis Two-Year Patient Outcomes Demonstrate Significant Improvements in Pain and Range of Motion, No Cases of Humeral Loosening

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced that a new study 1 that ...