Shoulder Trauma
A 72-year-old woman with osteoporosis presents after a fall onto her outstretched hand. She has significant shoulder pain and swelling. Radiographs (AP, lateral, and axillary views) reveal a proximal humerus fracture with displacement of the greater tuberosity and the anatomical neck, with the humeral head remaining in the glenoid. Regarding proximal humerus fractures:
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Proximal humerus fractures are common in the elderly (osteoporotic), typically from low-energy falls...
Blood supply to the humeral head comes primarily from the anterior circumflex humeral artery via the...
Neer classification is based on two parts only; displacement criteria is greater than 5cm; most frac...
Treatment depends on fracture pattern, bone quality, and patient factors: non-operative (sling, earl...
Greater tuberosity fractures are important to reduce anatomically (displacement greater than 5mm aff...
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