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Il trattamento protesico delle fratture omerali prossimali

Shoulder arthroplasty in the treatment of proximal humeral fractures

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Shoulder arthroplasty is currently the gold standard in the treatment of complex displaced proximal humeral fractures with high risk of avascular necrosis. Hemiarthroplasty was extensively used in the past; however, it presents a wide variability of clinical outcomes. Recently, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty showed good results in elderly patients with severe osteoporosis and rotator cuff tears.

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  1. Laboratorio di Biomeccanica Applicata, Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italia

    Carlo Stoppani, Chiara Fossati & Pietro Simone Randelli

  2. I Clinica Ortopedica, ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italia

    Carlo Stoppani, Chiara Fossati & Pietro Simone Randelli

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Stoppani, C., Fossati, C. & Randelli, P.S. Il trattamento protesico delle fratture omerali prossimali. LO SCALPELLO 33, 84–88 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11639-019-00299-y

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