Angular stable plate versus reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures in elderly patient.
Angular stable plate
Complications
Elderly patient
Proximal humeral fractures
Reverse shoulder arthroplasty
Revision surgery
Journal
Musculoskeletal surgery
ISSN: 2035-5114
Titre abrégé: Musculoskelet Surg
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101498346
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
09
07
2019
accepted:
26
05
2020
pubmed:
7
6
2020
medline:
3
3
2022
entrez:
7
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures in the elderly is a challenge and reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) is now an important alternative to open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with angular stable plate. The purpose of this study is to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of RTSA and ORIF in the elderly. We retrospectively analyzed patients treated for three- or four-part displaced fractures of the proximal humerus. Range of motion, disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) and Constant scores were recorded. X-ray exam in three projections completed the clinical observation at follow-up. Forty-eight patients were enrolled after a mean follow-up of 37 months: 22 RTSA and 26 ORIF. Mean age at trauma was 74 years. Compared with RTSA patients, ORIF patients had significantly higher mean external rotation (28° vs. 14°) and better results in modal internal rotation (hand at D7 vs. hand at L5-S1). No significant differences were seen in DASH and Constant scores. Avascular necrosis and loss of reduction with varus dislocation of the humeral head were the most frequent causes of revision surgery in ORIF (34.6%) while the revision rate of the RTSA was 9.1%. In this study, both treatments showed good clinical outcomes, but RTSA resulted in lower revision rate than ORIF. Even if external and internal rotation in RTSA patients were worse than ORIF, they did not affect the patient's quality of life. So, the reverse arthroplasty seems to be a more reliable treatment.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures in the elderly is a challenge and reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) is now an important alternative to open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) with angular stable plate. The purpose of this study is to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of RTSA and ORIF in the elderly.
METHODS
METHODS
We retrospectively analyzed patients treated for three- or four-part displaced fractures of the proximal humerus. Range of motion, disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) and Constant scores were recorded. X-ray exam in three projections completed the clinical observation at follow-up.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Forty-eight patients were enrolled after a mean follow-up of 37 months: 22 RTSA and 26 ORIF. Mean age at trauma was 74 years. Compared with RTSA patients, ORIF patients had significantly higher mean external rotation (28° vs. 14°) and better results in modal internal rotation (hand at D7 vs. hand at L5-S1). No significant differences were seen in DASH and Constant scores. Avascular necrosis and loss of reduction with varus dislocation of the humeral head were the most frequent causes of revision surgery in ORIF (34.6%) while the revision rate of the RTSA was 9.1%.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
In this study, both treatments showed good clinical outcomes, but RTSA resulted in lower revision rate than ORIF. Even if external and internal rotation in RTSA patients were worse than ORIF, they did not affect the patient's quality of life. So, the reverse arthroplasty seems to be a more reliable treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32504451
doi: 10.1007/s12306-020-00669-5
pii: 10.1007/s12306-020-00669-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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43-48Informations de copyright
© 2020. Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli.
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