title: The Deltoid Lift: A Cadaveric Analysis and the Literature Review of a Novel Surgical Approach to the Proximal Humerus.
abstract: Obtaining adequate exposure of the proximal humerus for anatomic reduction of complex intra-articular fractures or in the surgical treatment of tumor may be difficult. Here we describe a novel approach to the proximal humerus: the deltoid lift, and perform a cadaveric analysis objectively quantifying the exposure. The deltoid lift offers significantly greater exposure to the proximal humerus as compared with the deltopectoral approach.
authors.affiliation: *Texas Tech University Medical Center, El Paso †Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, TX.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kusnezov
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirela-Cruz
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D057645:Deltoid Muscle; D004210:Dissection; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery*