Proximal humerus reconstruction after tumour resection is a cornerstone of limb-sparing surgery for primary bone sarcomas and metastatic lesions. The aim is to achieve oncological clearance while ...

(HealthDay News) — When an older patient breaks the upper arm, surgery is often no better than simply immobilizing the limb, according to a new study. The study was published in the March 10 issue of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed preoperative osteoporosis and loss of bone mineral density after surgery did not affect failure ...

An 81-year-old woman with remote left distal humerus open reduction and internal fixation presented to the clinic after a mechanical ground-level fall 1-week prior. She was initially evaluated at an ...

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

Physical therapy and medications are often the first treatment for shoulder injuries. However, shoulder surgery is also an option to repair joints, rotator cuffs, or dislocations, to name a few. The ...

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 ...

Shoulder replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of the shoulder bones and replacing them with prosthetic implants. Most people have less pain and greater mobility after surgery. Each year ...