MORTALITY AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURES IN OLDER PATIENTS.
Guilherme Grisi MourariaRafael Vinicius Londero Quintino Dos SantosFernando Kenji KikutaDaniel Romano ZogbiMarcio Alves CruzMaurício EtchebeherePublished in: Acta ortopedica brasileira (2022)
59 patients were evaluated. There was a predominance of females in the sixth decade of life. The most prevalent fractures were Neer's type III. The highest mortality occurred in the first 4 years after surgery (4.1 + 3.2 years). The only comorbidity capable of changing the survival curve was DM (p = 0.03) Conclusion: Overall mortality was 11.3%. The highest mortality occurred in the first 4 years of follow-up. Diabetic patients evolve with earlier mortality and have 7 times more chance of death.