Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Geriatric Proximal Humerus Fracture Dislocation With Concomitant Nerve Injury

Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Geriatric Proximal Humerus Fracture Dislocation With Concomitant Nerve Injury

Introduction: Preoperative axillary nerve palsy is a contraindication to reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) due to the theoretical risk of higher dislocation rates and poor functional outcomes. Treatment of fracture-dislocations of the proximal humerus with rTSA is particularly challenging,...

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Main Authors: Gregory Gasbarro MD, Jared A. Crasto MD, Jorge Rocha MD, Sarah Henry MD, Daiji Kano MD, Ivan S. Tarkin MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-06-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459319855318

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2151459319855318

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