ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2019
Post-operative periprosthetic humeral fractures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a review of the literature.
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- [Periprosthetic humeral fractures: practical guide for treatment : Classification, challenges and contemporary treatment strategies].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Management of periprosthetic humeral fractures after shoulder arthroplasty: A case report on open reduction and internal fixation with strut allograft.Trauma case reports · 2026Article
- The Treatment of Periprosthetic Fracture Revision of the Humerus with "Bamboo Support" Structural Allograft Technique-Atrophic Non-Union of a Post-Operative Periprosthetic Fracture after Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Case Report.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Failure of a Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with a Broken Humeral Stem Tray: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Evaluation and treatment of postoperative periprosthetic humeral fragility fractures.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2023Review
- Locking compression plate fixation of periprosthetic distant humeral fracture after intramedullary nail for humeral shaft fracture: A case report.Trauma case reports · 2022Article
- Is the Posterior Approach With Posterior locking compression plate and Anterior Allograft Useful and Safe in the Treatment of Periprosthetic Humeral Fractures Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty?Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Intermediate to long term results of stemless metaphyseal reverse shoulder arthroplasty: A five to nine year follow-up.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Mechanical complications and fractures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty related to different design types and their rates: part I.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
- PHILOS plating of periprosthetic humeral shaft fracture after onlay-type reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a case report.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2021Article
- [Periprosthetic fractures of the shoulder girdle].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Review
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Abstract
background and aim of the workPost-operative periprosthetic shoulder fractures incidence is gradually raising due to aging of population and increasing of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA). Management of this complication represents a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. Aim of the present study is to critically review the recent literature about epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, management and outcome of post-operative periprosthetic humeral fractures occurring on RTSA.
methodsA systematic search of Embase, Medline and Pubmed was performed by two reviewers who selected the eligible papers favoring studies published in the last ten years. Epidemiology, risk factors, diagnostic features, clinical management and outcome of different techniques were all reviewed.
results31 studies including reviews, meta-analysis, case reports, clinical and biomechanical studies were selected.
conclusionsCorrect clinical management requires adequate diagnosis and evaluation of risk factors. Conservative treatment is rarely indicated. Locking plate fixation and revision arthroplasty are both valuable treatment methods. Surgical technique should be chosen considering age and functional demand, comorbidities, fracture morphology and location, bone quality and stability of the implant. Given the correct indication all surgical treatment can lead to satisfactory clinical and radiographic results despite a relevant complication rate.
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