A simplified compression arthrodesis of the shoulder.
An initial series of eleven consecutive patients who had arthrodesis of the shoulder by means of a simplified compression method was reviewed. The operation was successful in all patients and subjectively satisfactory in all but one.
D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011312:Pressure; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors