Renal disease is a risk factor for complications and mortality after open reduction internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures

Renal disease is a risk factor for complications and mortality after open reduction internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures

Background: Renal osteodystrophy predisposes renal disease patients to fracture. Proximal humerus fractures (PHFs) frequently undergo open reduction internal fixation (ORIF); however, the effect of renal disease on outcomes is unknown. Methods: A retrospective review of the Nationwide Readmissions D...

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Main Authors: Seth Ahlquist, MD, Peter P. Hsiue, MD, Clark J. Chen, MD, Brendan Shi, MD, Alexander Upfill-Brown, MD, Ben V. Kelley, MD, Peyman Benharash, MD, Christos Photopoulos, MD, Alexandra I. Stavrakis, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:JSES International
Subjects:
Proximal humerus fracture
Open reduction internal fixation
Chronic renal disease
End-stage renal disease
Dialysis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666638322001323

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