Systematic review reveals high mortality rates for proximal humerus fractures in older adults, suggesting need for comprehensive assessment.
For patients ≥ 65 years, PHFs are associated with high rates of mortality in the short-to-medium-term: 10.1% at 1 year and 36.1% at 5-year follow-up. These high mortality rates in patients ≥ 65 years support that PHFs are fragility fractures, and these patients could benefit from comprehensive geriatric assessment in defined orthogeriatric pathways.
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