The effect of integrity of lesser tuberosity-medial calcar on postoperative outcome in the proximal humeral fracture

Abstract Background In proximal humeral fractures, the medial calcar is often considered an important stabilizing structure. When the medial calcar is disrupted, some patients may have accompanying humeral lesser tuberosity comminution that has not been noticed. To investigate the impacts of comminu...

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Main Authors: Hanru Ren, Lianghao Wu, Xu Zhang, Zhen Jian, Chengqing Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03851-0