Abstract:ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the outcomes of patients with humeral head fractures treated by reduction and osteosynthesis.MethodA total of 53 shoulders (52 patients) with humeral head fractures were operated between October 1996 and December 2009. Patients previously treated with primary arthroplasty and/or those who had less than two years follow-up were excluded. A total of 34 shoulders of 34 patients were therefore reassessed. In the sample studied, 23 patients were male and mean age was 47 years. Ca… Show more
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