Timing of Surgery for Proximal Humeral Fracture Treated with Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty, Best Results with Surgery Within 2 Weeks
Yilmaz Demir,
Alma Vuorinen,
Max Gordon
et al.
Abstract:Background
Preoperative delay may affect the outcome of proximal humerus fractures treated with shoulder hemiarthroplasty. There is currently no consensus for the recommended preoperative time interval. The aim was to examine how the time to surgery with shoulder hemiarthroplasty after a proximal humerus fracture affected the patient-reported outcome.
Methods
380 patients with proximal humerus fractures treated with shoulder hemiarthroplasty recorded from … Show more
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