Proximal Humerus Fractures Evaluation and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Crosby, Lynn A. (Editor), Neviaser, Robert J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Sports medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Sports Medicine.

Proximal Humerus Fractures includes everything the orthopedic surgeon needs to know about the clinical management of these common shoulder injuries. Although non-operative treatment techniques are addressed and can be used in less severe circumstances, this book focuses mainly on the current operati...

Table of Contents:

• Anatomy and Classification of Proximal Humerus Fractures
• Non-operative Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures
• Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures
• Tuberosity Fractures
• Intramedullary Locking Nail Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures: Rationale and Technique
• Proximal Humeral Locking Plates for Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Humeral Humerus
• Hemiarthroplasty for the Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures
• Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fractures
• Complications of Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures
• Evaluation and Management of Proximal Humerus Nonunions and Malunions.