Osteosynthesis of proximal humeral fractures: a 1-year analysis of failure in a Belgian level-1 trauma centre.
Jan DauweGregory WaltersEduard Van EeckeKris VanhaechtStefaan NijsPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2020)
The management of proximal humeral fracture osteosynthesis remains a controversial subject. In this retrospective analysis, a failure rate of 15.7% was calculated. Smoking is a statistically significant parameter related to osteosynthesis failure. The subspecialty of the treating trauma surgeon affected the failure rate significantly. A lower failure rate was noted after osteosynthesis by a shoulder surgeon compared to another trauma surgeon.