Osteosynthesis of Three- and Four-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures in Elderly Patients Using Locking Plates and Synthetic Bone Grafts: A Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation
Clinical and radiographic outcomes of three- or four-part PHF in elderly patients treated with LP and CaSO<sub>4</sub> paste graft are satisfactory, with relatively low complications and reoperation rates.
Authors
- Eduardo Angeli Malavolta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-6445)
- Rômulo Brasil Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5362-8211)
- Mauro Emílio Conforto Gracitelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-9576)
- Antônio Carlos Tenor Júnior
- Jorge Henrique Assunção (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-3471)
- Rodrigo dʼEça Neves
Institutions
- Hospital do Coração (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual (BR)
- Rauma Group (Norway) (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.77531
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00