Abstract:Proximal humeral fractures are relatively common in the elderly, especially when osteoporosis is present. Surgical therapy includes deltopectoral and deltoid‐splitting approaches. There was sign of denervation of the axillary nerve, in 12,5% and 25% of the patients when subjected to the deltopectoral and deltoid‐splitting approaches, respectively, even in the absence of clinical symptoms, according to one study.Another study found irreversible increase, as well as histological damage, to the axillary nerve whe… Show more
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