Pegs not superior to screws for fixation of fractures of the proximal humerus.
Ingrid BønesAnna Cecilie KarlbergMaria LiljeholmAlexander Nilsskog FraserJan Erik MadsenTore FjalestadPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2022)
We found no differences in the number of screw or peg penetrations in the PHILOS and ALPS-PHP group and the occurrence of AVN was equal. Joint penetrations led to inferior functional outcomes at 1 year. The ClinicalTrials.gov identifier 20/11/12 prospectively for the Philos Group is NCT01737060, and for the ALPS group 11/03/20 retrospectively is NCT04622852.