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Open reduction and internal fixation of displaced proximal humeral fractures. Does the surgeon's experience have an impact on outcomes?

Tobias HelfenGeorg SiebenbürgerEvi FleischhackerNiklas BiermannWolfgang BöckerBen Ockert
Published in: PloS one (2018)
Quality of reduction and functional outcomes following open reduction and internal fixation of displaced two-part surgical neck fractures are related to the surgeon's experience. In addition, complications and revision rates are less frequent if surgery is conducted by a trauma surgeon performing ≥50 shoulder surgeries per year.
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