Operative treatment of 2-part surgical neck type fractures of the proximal humerus in the elderly: Cement augmented locking plate PHILOS ™ vs. proximal humerus nail MultiLoc®

Proximal humeral fractures are the second most common fracture of the upper limb and the third most common fracture in the elderly [1, 2]. In turn, 65% of patients with a proximal humeral fracture are>60 years of age [3]. In the light of demographic change, the incidence of proximal humeral fracture is expected to rise, as Kannus et al. reported an incidence of 298 per 100,000 in the age group of at least 80 year old patients in 2007 [4] and Palvanen et al. predict an increase of fracture incidence of 50 % until 2030 [3].

Source: Injury - June 15, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tobias Helfen, Georg Siebenb ürger, Evi Fleischhacker, Johannes Gleich, Wolfgang Böcker, Ben Ockert Source Type: research