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Surgeons cite challenges of percutaneous pinning for proximal humeral fractures

The surgical management of proximal humerus fractures requires familiarity with more than one fixation method. Although locked proximal humeral plates have become very popular, the extensive ...
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Not all proximal humerus fractures amenable to percutaneous pinning

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — General orthopedic surgeons can quickly learn to treat proximal humerus fractures with either open ...
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Proximal Humerus Fracture Patients Face High Mortality Rates

Patients with proximal humerus fractures demonstrated substantially higher mortality rates than their matched control individuals from the general population over a 2-year period, with the highest ...
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Exactech Humeral Reconstruction Prosthesis Two-Year Patient Outcomes Demonstrate Significant Improvements in Pain and Range of Motion, No Cases of Humeral Loosening

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced that a new study 1 that ...
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Humerus bone anatomy

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The humerus is the only bone in the upper arm. It connects to the shoulder and elbow joint.The humerus works with muscles to raise and rotate ...
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Exactech Announces First Shoulder Surgeries with New Solution for Proximal Humeral Bone Loss

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and computer-assisted technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced today the ...