Presented results showed substantial anterior translation of the humeral shaft of at least 80% was associated with failure of nonoperative care, symptomatic malunion and secondary surgery in ...

Results: 1,051 proximal humerus fracture studies were reviewed; 67 studies met our inclusion criteria. The most common specimen used was cadaver bone (87 %), followed by sawbones (7 %) and animal ...

Background Proximal humeral fractures are common osteoporotic fractures. Most proximal humeral fractures are treated non-surgically, although surgical treatment has gained popularity. The purpose ...

While many proximal humerus fractures can be treated nonoperatively, different techniques, methods and prostheses can be used to treat the most serious of these injuries, according to sources ...

Proximal: This is the upper part of your humerus closest to your shoulder. Body or shaft: This is the long, middle portion of your humerus. Distal: This is the lower area of your humerus that’s ...

A humerus fracture is a break in the large bone of your upper arm. There are several types of humerus fractures, depending on the location of the break. We’ll go over the locations of each type ...

Background The cartilage of the epiphyseal plate might be 2–5 times weaker than surrounding fibrous tissue; therefore epiphyseal (growth) plates are very sensitive to their surrounding mechanical ...

The Humeral Augmented Tray is the first implant of its kind. It replaces the greater tuberosity, a part of the shoulder that may be absent or deficient, fractured and/or reabsorbed due to disease.

Conventus Orthopaedics has received FDA clearance for the PH Cage™. This is the first industry device to treat proximal humeral (shoulder) fractures.