Journal article
Management of Posttraumatic Avascular Necrosis of the Proximal Humerus
Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.), v 44(6), pp 367-375
01 Nov 2021
PMID: 34618643
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Abstract
The etiology of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the proximal humerus can be classified as idiopathic or posttraumatic, the latter being mainly due to proxi- mal humerus fractures. Evidence suggests that posttraumatic AVN may require surgical intervention more often than idiopathic AVN of the proximal humerus. This article provides a comprehensive review of the management of posttraumatic AVN of the proximal humerus. Early stage AVN (stages 1 to 3) is commonly treated with nonoperative intervention or core decompression of the humeral head, whereas later stage disease (stages 4 and 5) may require hemiarthroplasty or total shoulder arthroplasty to restore function.
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- Title
- Management of Posttraumatic Avascular Necrosis of the Proximal Humerus
- Creators
- Ali M. Ayyash - Drexel Univ, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Coll Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USATuan M. Bui - Drexel Univ, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Coll Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAMichael J. O'Brien - Tulane Univ, Sch Med, Dept Clin Orthopaed, 1415 Tulane Ave,4th Fl, New Orleans, LA 70112 USAMary K. Mulcahey - Tulane University
- Publication Details
- Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.), v 44(6), pp 367-375
- Publisher
- Slack Inc
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedic/Orthopaedic Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000745293500006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85121247397
- Other Identifier
- 991019169332604721
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