[ClickPress, Thu Oct 04 2018] Humeral implants designs have changed significantly as a result of improved understanding of prosthetic biomechanics and proximal humeral anatomy.
(7,10,13) Although not specific to locked plates, osteonecrosis is estimated to occur in up to 34% of four-part fractures and can facilitate screw penetration through humeral head collapse.
Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 181 patients who had been surgically treated for proximal humeral fractures (PHFs) with a locking plate between September 2007 and June 2013.
(2006) proposed the model of the acromion index, which defines the relation between the lateral extensions of the acromion and the humeral head from the glenoid fossa.
The company said the CSR Total Shoulder System is a new canal-sparing, anatomic shoulder arthroplasty system that provides consistently reproducible shoulder joint restoration with an humeral implant that is smaller, more anatomically-shaped and less invasive than traditional shoulder replacement surgery.
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