ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2016
Long-term Results, Functional Outcomes and Complications after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Neglected and Displaced Greater Tuberosity of Humerus Fractures.
Article in The archives of bone and joint surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Treatment of isolated greater tuberosity fractures: a scoping review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Review
- Biceps tenodesis in the setting of total shoulder arthroplasty: A matched cohort analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Long-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of pegged vs. keeled glenoid components in total shoulder arthroplasty: A matched cohort study.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Functionality, complications, and survivorship of total shoulder arthroplasty in patients under 60 years old.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Effect of patient-reported allergies on reverse total shoulder arthroplasty outcomes at over two years follow-up.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Successful management of a distal clavicular fracture using Titanium elastic nail (TEN) fixation.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Glenosphere Size Does Not Matter in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- Mid-term outcomes following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Evaluating the effects of age on the long-term functional outcomes following anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2023Article
- Does humeral fixation technique affect long-term outcomes of total shoulder arthroplasty?Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2023Article
- A comparison of pegged and keeled glenoid clinical outcomes at long-term follow-up after total shoulder arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- The impact of tobacco use on clinical outcomes and long-term survivorship after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Short-term reoperation risk after surgical and nonsurgical management of isolated greater tuberosity fractures.JSES international · 2021Article
- [Research progress of greater tubercle fixation and rotator cuff repair in humeral head replacement].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundHumerus fractures include 5% to 8% of total fractures. Non-union and delayed union of GT (GT) fractures is uncommon; however they present a challenge to the orthopedic surgeons. Significant controversy surrounds optimal treatment of neglected fractures. The purpose of this article was to perform a comparative study to evaluate the outcomes of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of neglected GT fractures.
methodsWe retrospectively evaluated the results of surgical intervention in 12 patients with displaced nonunion of GT fractures who were referred to our center. Before and minimally 25 months after surgery ROM, muscle forces, Constant Shoulder Score (Constant-Murley score) (CSS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Score and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Score were all recorded. Additionally, the results were compared with undamaged shoulder.
resultsBetween March 2006 and January 2013, 12 patients underwent surgical intervention and followed for 36.2 months in average. All fractures healed. Anatomic reduction achieved only in 6 cases with no report of avascular necrosis or infection. All ROMs and muscle forces increased significantly (Mean Forward Flexion: 49.16 to 153.3, Mean Internal Rotation: 3 to 9, Mean External Rotation: -5 to 27.5) (
conclusionORIF for neglected and displaced GT fractures has satisfactory functional outcomes, despite of non-anatomical reduction of the fracture.
Indexed as
Identifiers
27847845PMC5100448What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.