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Prosthetic humeral head replacement is a viable treatment for isolated proximal humeral metastases in older patients, as they achieve survival, functional recovery, and complication rates comparable to younger patients. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Assess whether patient age influences clinical prognosis, complication rates, and functional recovery following shoulder arthroplasty for solitary proximal humeral metastases.

August 22, 2026Annals of MedicineOpen Access

Hemiarthroplasty as management for solitary metastasis of the proximal humerus: a retrospective study

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PLPeng LiuUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China SLShu LinUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China JHJiang HuUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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Retrospective study demonstrates equivalent survival and functional recovery across age groups after shoulder hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral metastases, supporting its use in older patients.

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Assess whether patient age influences clinical prognosis, complication rates, and functional recovery following shoulder arthroplasty for solitary proximal humeral metastases.
Conducted a retrospective comparative analysis of patients (N=28) undergoing prosthetic humeral head replacement stratified by age.
Evaluated operative parameters (time, blood loss, hospital stay), limb function, complications, recurrence, and survival using ANOVA, chi-square tests, and Cox regression.
Perioperative metrics, complication rates, functional limb recovery, and overall survival showed no statistically significant differences between older and younger cohorts (p > 0.05).

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895ed9ca7ade938187cf67 https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2719947

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Retrospective study demonstrates equivalent survival and functional recovery across age groups after shoulder hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral metastases, supporting its use in older patients.

Hemiarthroplasty as management for solitary metastasis of the proximal humerus: a retrospective study

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Hemiarthroplasty as management for solitary metastasis of the proximal humerus: a retrospective study

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