title: [Proximal humerus fracture in advanced age].
abstract: Functional results after plate osteosynthesis of unstable and displaced proximal humeral fractures, occurring in elderly patients, are good to excellent in 70% of patients, when surgery is performed according to the no-touch-technique. The incidence of aseptic necrosis of the humeral head and non-union are, in comparison with other internal fixation techniques, low. In four-part fractures and fracture-dislocations, primary arthroplasty remains the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum für Unfallchirurgie, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hessmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gehling
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gotzen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Die proximale Humerusfraktur im höheren Lebensalter.