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Surgical management of displaced isolated fractures involving the greater tuberosity is not controversial. I will offer surgical fixation to all fit patients with an isolated greater tuberosity fracture displaced more than 5 mm.
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Philipson, M. (2018). Humeral Head Avulsion of Greater Tuberosity. In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Fracture Reduction and Fixation Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68628-8_13
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