High tuberosity healing rate associated with better functional outcome following primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures with a 135° prosthesis

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 35
• Main Authors: Schmalzl, Jonas, Jessen, Malik, Sadler, Nadine, Lehmann, Lars-Johannes, Gerhardt, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.01.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Age; Arthroplasty; Care and treatment; Fractures; Fractures (Injuries); Geriatrics; Humeral inclination; Humerus; Injuries; Joint surgery; Musculoskeletal diseases; Orthopedic surgery; Patient outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Prostheses; Prostheses and implants; Proximal humeral fracture; Reverse shoulder arthroplasty; Shoulder; Shoulder surgery; Statistical analysis; Surgery; Tuberosity healing; Vertebrae; Germany; United States > US; Tuberosity healing; Proximal humeral fracture; 135; Humeral inclination; Reverse shoulder arthroplasty

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a common treatment for proximal humeral fractures. (PHF) in the elderly. This study evaluates the functional outcome and the influence of. tuberosity healing (TH) following RSA with 135° humeral inclination and a neutral glenosphere without lateralization for P...