Open AccessPlate vs reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures: The psychological health influence the choice of device?
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Maccagnano,
Giuseppe Solarino,
Vito Pesce,
Giovanni Vicenti,
Michele Coviello,
Vittorio Nappi,
Orazio Valerio Giannico,
Angela Notarnicola,
Biagio Moretti
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v13.i3.297
Subject(s) - medicine , dash , internal fixation , arthroplasty , shoulder fracture , shoulder joint , surgery , humeral fracture , physical therapy , orthopedic surgery , computer science , operating system
Proximal humeral fractures represent the third most common observed osteoporotic fracture; the treatment in three and four-part proximal humeral fractures in patients over 65 years is still controversial. Among the treatments described in literature, open reduction and internal fixation (O.R.I.F) and reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) are gaining an increasing popularity.