Patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty for failed nonoperative treatment of proximal humerus fracture have low implant survival and low patient-reported outcomes: 837 cases from the Danish Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry

Background and purpose — When nonoperative treatment of proximal humerus fracture (PHF) fails, shoulder arthroplasty may be indicated. We investigated risk factors for revision and evaluated patient-reported outcome 1 year after treatment with either stemmed hemiarthroplasty (SHA) or reverse total s...

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Main Authors: Inger Mechlenburg, Sigrid Rasmussen, Ditte Unbehaun, Alexander Amundsen, Jeppe Vejlgaard Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-05-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2020.1730660