Early versus late mobilization after hemiarthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures.

This randomized controlled trial compares 2 mobilization regimens after shoulder hemiarthroplasty for acute 3- and 4-part fractures. The aim was to establish whether the length of immobilization plays a role in the functional outcome, tuberosity healing, and subsequent range of motion. The same prosthesis and surgical technique were used.

Treatment of severely displaced proximal humeral fractures in children with elastic stable intramedullary nailing.

We report on our 8-year experience of using elastic stable intramedullary nailing for severely displaced proximal humeral fractures in children. Fourteen patients (mean age 13.4 years) with seven epiphyseal and seven metaphyseal fractures underwent intramedullary nailing, using single nail fixation in 12 cases.

The Adams classification for cadaveric discograms: inter- and intra-observer error in the clinical setting.

The Adams classification for discogram morphology is based on a cadaveric study. It provides the basis for several subsequent classifications proposed in the literature. However, little or no attention has been paid to its reproducibility in the clinical setting.