Il trattamento protesico delle fratture omerali prossimali

Shoulder arthroplasty is currently the gold standard in the treatment of complex displaced proximal humeral fractures with high risk of avascular necrosis. Hemiarthroplasty was extensively used in the past; however, it presents a wide variability of clinical outcomes. Recently, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty showed good results in elderly patients with severe osteoporosis and rotator cuff tears.