Key result
Wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery was successfully applied for fracture reduction and plate replacement in a 61-year-old male with a proximal humerus fracture.
Why the study?
Does wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery allow for successful management of a peri-implant proximal humerus fracture?
Population
1 61-year-old HIV-positive male with a history of recurrent falls and a peri-implant proximal humerus fracture
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Single successful WALANT case for proximal humerus fracture; hypothesis-generating for extension beyond hand surgery and requires prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Does wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery allow for successful management of a peri-implant proximal humerus fracture?
WALANT surgery can be successfully applied beyond hand surgeries to complex orthopedic injuries like proximal humerus fractures, offering a viable option for resource-constrained settings.
Shepard et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Peri-implant proximal humerus fracture (n=1). Wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery was evaluated on Successful surgery (fracture reduction and plate replacement). Wide-awake local anesthesia no-tourniquet (WALANT) surgery was successfully applied for fracture reduction and plate replacement in a 61-year-old male with a proximal humerus fracture.
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