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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_34 | Pages 223 - 223
1 Dec 2013
Alta T Decroocq L Moineau G Brassart N Favard L Sirveaux F Clavert P Boileau P
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BACKGROUND:

Bony healing of tuberosities around shoulder prostheses is difficult to obtain in the elderly patient. We hypothesized that reattachment of the tuberosities, performed in combination with bone grafting, around a specific reverse shoulder fracture-prosthesis (RSFP) would favour improved tuberosity healing and shoulder mobility in elderly patients with displaced proximal humerus fractures.

METHODS:

We included 49 patients (50 shoulders)(45 female, 4 male) in this prospective study. Mean (± SD) age 80 ± 4 years (range, 70–88). Clinical evaluation consisted of ROM, VAS (pain), Constant scores, patient satisfaction (Subjective Shoulder Value (SSV)) and noted complications. Radiological evaluation consisted of tuberosity healing and component loosening. Mean follow-up 18 ± 8 months (12–39).