title: [Corrective interventions subsequent to humeral head fractures].
abstract: The complications of old fractures of the proximal humeral head and fracture dislocations are nonunion, malunion, osteonecrosis, early traumatic arthritis, chronic dislocation and instability with subluxation. We reviewed a consecutive series of 34 shoulders that were treated between 1986 and 1990. We performed 7 hemiarthroplasties and 11 total shoulder arthroplasties (Neer type) in 17 patients (group I). Group II consisted of 12 osteotomies, 3 internal fixations for nonunion (AO technique), and 1 shoulder arthrodesis. The average follow-up was 27 months (group I) and 26 months (group II), respectively. The results were: good in 32%, fair in 50%, and poor in 18% in group I; excellent in 6%, good in 62%, and fair in 32% in group II. The results indicate that varus/valgus-osteotomies and derotation osteotomies should be considered as an alternative procedure prior to arthroplasties before traumatic arthritis has developed. Internal fixation for nonunion (AO technique) is a replacement for hemiarthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Habermeyer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schweiberer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010020:Osteonecrosis; D010027:Osteotomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Korrektureingriffe infolge von Humeruskopffrakturen.