According to published results, nonoperative treatment yielded similar clinical outcomes at 2 years as operative treatment ...

Proximal humeral fractures are not rare, accounting for 4% to 5% of all fractures in the United States. [1] Most of these fractures are minimally displaced or nondisplaced and can be managed ...

A proximal humeral fracture is a broken bone that occurs near your shoulder joint. "Proximal" refers to being close to your body, and "humeral" refers to the arm bone known as the humerus.

The resultant injury most commonly is a glenohumeral dislocation, although fractures of the clavicle and proximal humerus also occur. Injuries to the sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joints in ...

although the most commonly considered osteoporotic fractures (hip, vertebral, forearm, humerus, and pelvis) were the most frequent prior fractures to occur after 50 years of age, other fractures ...

LifeNet Health and Johnson & Johnson MedTech bring novel bone graft, brand named PliaFX Pak, to the U.S. market.