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To review the indications, management controversies, and clinical outcomes associated with conservative and surgical interventions for proximal humerus fractures.

May 1, 2025OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic TraumaOpen Access

Proximal humerus fractures: Treatment controversies

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UKUtku KandemirSan Francisco General Hospital GPGuy PutzeysVrije Universiteit Brussel MMMichael D. McKeeUniversity of Arizona

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Clinical review reveals varied surgical outcomes for proximal humerus fractures, indicating reverse total shoulder arthroplasty provides superior benefits in elderly patients.

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To review the indications, management controversies, and clinical outcomes associated with conservative and surgical interventions for proximal humerus fractures.
Narrative synthesis of clinical literature evaluating operative versus nonoperative treatment strategies for proximal humerus fractures.
Evaluation of patient outcomes across surgical techniques, including open reduction and internal fixation, hemiarthroplasty, and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.
Open reduction and internal fixation represents the predominant surgical intervention, whereas arthroplasty is reserved for unreconstructible fractures.
Hemiarthroplasty demonstrates unreliable functional outcomes overall, though it remains a viable alternative in younger or middle-aged patients when fixation is impossible.
Historical studies demonstrated no distinct benefit of surgical intervention in elderly cohorts, but contemporary evidence demonstrates superior outcomes with reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.

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Kandemir et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9faa82ccefcc8ad0efd09d https://doi.org/10.1097/oi9.0000000000000382

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Clinical review reveals varied surgical outcomes for proximal humerus fractures, indicating reverse total shoulder arthroplasty provides superior benefits in elderly patients.

Proximal humerus fractures: Treatment controversies

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Proximal humerus fractures: Treatment controversies

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