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ESTES recommendations on proximal humerus fractures in the elderly
Klaus W Wendt1, Martin Jaeger2, Jan Verbruggen3
1Medical Coordinator, Trauma Centre Northern Netherlands, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Purpose:
The section for the skeletal trauma and sport's injuries of the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) appointed a task force group to reach a consensus among European countries on proximal humeral fractures.
Material/Methods:
The task force group organized several consensus meetings until a paper with final recommendations was confirmed during the ESTES Executive Board meeting in Berlin on 25 October 2018.
Conclusion:
The Recommendations compare conservative and four possible operative treatment options (ORIF, nailing, hemi- and total reverse arthroplasty) and enable the smallest common denominator for the surgical treatment among ESTES members.
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