title: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty provided better functional outcomes than hemiarthroplasty for acute proximal humeral fractures.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Lawrence V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Gulotta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D062785:Hemiarthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome