Proximal Humerus Fractures: Meeting the Challenge of Osteoporosis and Comminution

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Proximal Humerus Fractures: Meeting the Challenge of Osteoporosis and Comminution

By Eduardo Gonzalez Gonzalez-Hernandez 2 Videos

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September 13, 2012

The video is a collection of cases illustrating the remarkable benefits of enhanced fixation. The ...
read more ↘ use of a screw through a screw provides the optimal scaffold for fracture fixation and addresses important concerns including joint penetration, loss of fixation and osteoporosis. Early rehabilitation is possible, for instance the consistent return of abduction, forward flexion at 90 degrees at 2 to 3 weeks.
The use of suture osteosynthesis in areas of communtion and rotator cuff repair is readily achieved though clips on the plate.
The surgical approach emphasizes no periosteal elevation.
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