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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 84-B, Issue 4 | Pages 504 - 508
1 May 2002
Court-Brown CM Cattermole H McQueen MM

We present a retrospective study of 125 patients with an impacted valgus fracture (B1.1) of the proximal humerus. This fracture rarely occurs in young patients and is much more common in elderly fit subjects. All patients were documented prospectively and followed for one year. None was treated surgically.

At one year, 80.6% of the patients had a good or excellent result, the quality of which depended on the age of the patient and the degree of displacement of the fracture. Mean outcome scores based on these two parameters are presented. A comparison with data from other studies suggests that operative fixation of these fractures is not necessary.