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RSA Improves Shoulder Function & Range of Motion vs HA for Dislocated Proximal Humerus Fracture

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April 2021

RSA Improves Shoulder Function & Range of Motion vs HA for Dislocated Proximal Humerus Fracture

Vol: 19| Issue: 1| Number:7| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Reverse or hemi shoulder arthroplasty in proximal humerus fractures: A single blinded prospective multi-center randomized clinical trial

J Orthop Trauma. 2021 May 1;35(5): 252-258.

Contributing Authors:
N Laas Y Engelsma FJ Hagemans MA Hoelen DF van Deurzen BJ Burger

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Synopsis

Thirty-one patients who sustained isolated 3 or 4 part dislocated proximal humerus fractures presenting to the emergency department were randomized to undergo a hemiarthroplasty (HA; n=14) or reversed shoulder arthroplasty (RSA; n=17). The primary outcome of interest was range of motion (ROM) as well as function evaluated by the Constant-Murley Shoulder (CMS) Outcome Score, were both measured at 6...

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