A review of current surgical practice in the operative treatment of proximal humeral fractures | Zendy

Benjamin Dean | Zendy; Luke D. Jones | Zendy; Antony Palmer | Zendy; R Macnair | Zendy; Paul Brewer | Zendy; Chaitra Jayadev | Zendy; Andrew Wheelton | Zendy; D. E. J. Ball | Zendy; Rajpal Nandra | Zendy; Randeep Aujla | Zendy; Amelia Sykes | Zendy; Andrew Carr | Zendy

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A review of current surgical practice in the operative treatment of proximal humeral fractures

Author(s) -

Benjamin Dean,

Luke D. Jones,

Antony Palmer,

R Macnair,

Paul Brewer,

Chaitra Jayadev,

Andrew Wheelton,

D. E. J. Ball,

Rajpal Nandra,

Randeep Aujla,

Amelia Sykes,

Andrew Carr

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

bone and joint research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639

H-Index - 31

ISSN - 2046-3758

DOI - 10.1302/2046-3758.55.2000596

Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , surgery , implant , demographics , arthroplasty , fixation (population genetics) , implant failure , context (archaeology) , proximal humerus , orthopedic surgery , population , paleontology , demography , environmental health , sociology , biology

The PROximal Fracture of the Humerus: Evaluation by Randomisation (PROFHER) trial has recently demonstrated that surgery is non-superior to non-operative treatment in the management of displaced proximal humeral fractures. The objective of this study was to assess current surgical practice in the context of the PROFHER trial in terms of patient demographics, injury characteristics and the nature of the surgical treatment.

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