WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Mark A. Mighell, MD, discussed several tips and techniques for treating proximal humerus fractures.“In my session, I spoke ...

Nonoperative treatment for older patients with proximal humerus fractures may yield comparable 2-year outcomes vs. surgery. Researchers questioned the benefits of operative treatment with locking ...

A majority of proximal humeral fractures occur in women with incidence increasing almost exponentially with aging. [19, 20] According to our study the incidence for surgical treatment rose for ...

Proximal humerus fracture: The humerus is a bone in the upper arm. The term “ proximal ” refers to the part of this bone that has a ball-like shape and connects with the socket of the shoulder ...

Proximal humerus fractures are more common in older persons than in younger adults. This fracture usually occurs as a result of falling, usually at home, directly on to the shoulder.

Fractures to the proximal humerus occur near the shoulder joint. Most fractures to the proximal humerus can be treated without surgery, as long as the bones haven’t shifted out of their original ...

The study included 231 people, average age 66, with a displaced fracture in the arm near the shoulder. Some of the patients had surgery to repair the fracture, while others had their arms ...

Severely displaced proximal humeral epiphyseal fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2003 (2); 23:208-215. Bahrs C, Zipplies S, Ochs BG, et al. Proximal humeral fractures in children and adolescents.

Results During the 23-year study period, a total of 10,560 surgical operations for proximal humeral fractures were performed in Finland. The overall incidence of these operations nearly quadrupled ...