Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with a Cementless and Metaphyseal Stem Fixation Is a Viable Option for the Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Calcar Involvement

Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with a Cementless and Metaphyseal Stem Fixation Is a Viable Option for the Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures with Calcar Involvement

Background: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the suitability of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) with a cementless and metaphyseal stem fixation as a treatment for complex proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) with a calcar fragment when this may be fixed with a steel wire cerclage. Cl...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Garofalo, Alberto Fontanarosa, Nunzio Lassandro, Angelo De Crescenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cementless and metaphyseal fixation
calcar
cerclage
shoulder arthroplasty
proximal humeral fracture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/4/1443

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