Humeral Fracture

Published results showed intramedullary nailing and open reduction and internal fixation yielded similar nonunion and reoperation rates for patients with humeral shaft fractures.

Compared with several operative interventions, nonoperative treatment with functional bracing yielded the highest rates of nonunion and reoperation for patients with humeral shaft fractures.

Compared with intramedullary nailing, patients who received plate osteosynthesis for a humeral shaft fracture had faster recoveries and improved shoulder function, according to published results.

A 55-year-old woman initially sustained a closed, right distal third humeral shaft fracture in 2005 after a motor vehicle crash and underwent open reduction and internal fixation while she was living in the Dominican Republic.

LAS VEGAS — Routine use of prophylactic antibiotics for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures treated with closed reduction and percutaneous K-wire pinning may not affect infection rates or fracture healing, according to presented data.

Although a study in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery found comparable clinical and range of motion results for conservative vs. surgical treatment of displaced proximal humerus fractures, surgery had a higher rate of complications.

Results showed preoperative osteoporosis and loss of bone mineral density after surgery did not affect failure risk or functional outcomes after open reduction and internal fixation of three- or four-part proximal humerus fractures.

Published results showed intramedullary nailing and plate fixation yielded similar rates of complications and predictable means of fixation and healing in patients with humeral shaft fractures.

Published results showed use of bioabsorbable pins with tension band absorbable sutures achieved positive functional and radiological results with no major complications in pediatric patients with medial humeral epicondyle fractures.

Several reports highlight an increasing incidence of shoulder arthroplasty in the United States during the past decade, which may be due to expanded use and indications, as well as to an uptick in expertise with reverse shoulder arthroplasty.