Short-term Complications for Proximal Humerus Fracture Surgery Have Decreased: An Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research Vol. 480; no. 11; pp. 2122 - 2133
• Main Authors: Cognetti, Daniel J., Arana, Allyson A., Hoof, Marcus, Mason, Gabriel, Lin, Albert, Sheean, Andrew J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.11.2022; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Arthroplasty; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder - adverse effects; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder - methods; Blood transfusion; Blood transfusions; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Classification; Comorbidity; Computer programs; Congestive heart failure; Coronary artery disease; Demography; Diabetes mellitus; Dialysis; Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects; Fractures; Humans; Humerus; Humerus - surgery; Immunosuppressive Agents; Joint surgery; Lung diseases; Obstructive lung disease; Patients; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Quality control; Quality Improvement; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Shoulder Fractures - surgery; Smoking; Steroids; Terminology; Treatment Outcome; Trends

Multiple surgical treatments exist for proximal humerus fractures (PHFs), but current practice patterns and short-term complication profiles remain poorly understood. This is in part due to changes in treatment paradigms over the past decade. A more thorough understanding of the evolution in managem...