Complication Management (AVN)
Fig. 25.1 (a) AP X-ray of a right shoulder after ORIF of a 3 part fracture of a 65 year old woman. (b) AP X-ray of the same patient 5…
Nerve Injury During Treatment of the Proximal Humerus Fracture
Characteristics Data Absolute No. Fractures 143 Sex Men 21 Women 122 Side Left 75 Right 68 Nerve injury 96 Men 15 Women 81 Type of fracture (Neer class) I 93…
Management of Vascular Lesions in Shoulder Trauma
13. Moore KI. Clinical oriented anatomy. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 1980. p. 707–9. 14. Kendall KM, Burton JH, Cushing B. Fatal subclavian artery transection from isolated clavicle fracture. J Trauma….
Complication Management: Stiffness
Intraarticular Extraarticular Asperity of articulating surfaces (humeral head/glenoid) Adhesions in subacromial space Rigid capsule Adhesions in subcoracoidal space Tight coracohumeral ligament Non-anatomic healing of fragments Atrophy, fatty degeneration, and rigidity…
Assessment of Functional Deficits Caused by Fracture of the Proximal Humerus
Malfunction MdEin % Stiffening of a shoulder joint and bandolier in function position (30° forward-and side lifting and 30° inner rotation free 40 Stiffening of a shoulder joint in function…
Two and Three Part Fractures
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Peter Biberthaler, Chlodwig Kirchhoff and James P. Waddell (eds.)Fractures of the Proximal HumerusStrategies in Fracture Treatments10.1007/978-3-319-20300-3_16 16. Two and Three Part Fractures Volker Braunstein1 (1) OrthoPlus Muenchen / Munich, Lenbachplatz 2a, 80333 Muenchen…
Surgical Decision Making
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Peter Biberthaler, Chlodwig Kirchhoff and James P. Waddell (eds.)Fractures of the Proximal HumerusStrategies in Fracture Treatments10.1007/978-3-319-20300-3_13 13. Surgical Decision Making Gunther H. Sandmann1 (1) Department of Traumatology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany…
Multiple Injury
Characteristic Mean value or % ISS 31.4 ± 12.4 Age 41.7 ± 20.5 Male 66.0 Blunt trauma 95.7 Mortality 21.7 Table 10.2 presents the percentage of specific locations of fractures reported in the total…
Risk Factors for Proximal Humerus Fractures
Falls Low bone mass/Osteoporosis Frailty Diabetes mellitus BMD Control of falls Epilepsy Age Physical activity Handedness Female gender Visual impairment Nutrition Deafness Glucocorticoids BMI Ethnical differences Falls More than 90…
Physical Examination
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Peter Biberthaler, Chlodwig Kirchhoff and James P. Waddell (eds.)Fractures of the Proximal HumerusStrategies in Fracture Treatments10.1007/978-3-319-20300-3_5 5. Physical Examination Ulrich Irlenbusch1, 2 (1) Orthopaedic Clinic, Marienstift Arnstadt, Arnstadt, Germany (2) Sports Clinic…
