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Deltopectoral Approach for Arthroplasty After Early Failed Proximal Humerus Fixation Via Deltoid Split Heals Uneventfully: A Case Report.

Publication ,  Journal Article
DeBaun, MR; Goodnough, LH; Gatewood, C; Gardner, MJ; Abrams, GD
Published in: JBJS Case Connect
2020

CASE: A 57-year-old male carpenter sustained a 2-part displaced proximal humerus fracture of his nondominant arm with varus angulation after a fall down the stairs. Fifteen days postinjury, the patient underwent direct reduction and surgical fixation with an intramedullary cage implant via a deltoid split approach. Nine days postsurgery, the patient presented to the emergency department after another fall with failed fixation. Two weeks after index surgery, he was revised to a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty via a deltopectoral approach and healed both incisions uneventfully. CONCLUSION: A deltopectoral approach performed acutely after a deltoid split approach for fracture can heal uneventfully.

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Published In

JBJS Case Connect

DOI

EISSN

2160-3251

Publication Date

2020

Volume

10

Issue

3

Start / End Page

e20.00148

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Shoulder Fractures
  • Reinjuries
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder
 

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DeBaun, M. R., Goodnough, L. H., Gatewood, C., Gardner, M. J., & Abrams, G. D. (2020). Deltopectoral Approach for Arthroplasty After Early Failed Proximal Humerus Fixation Via Deltoid Split Heals Uneventfully: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, 10(3), e20.00148. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00148
DeBaun, Malcolm R., L Henry Goodnough, Corey Gatewood, Michael J. Gardner, and Geoffrey D. Abrams. “Deltopectoral Approach for Arthroplasty After Early Failed Proximal Humerus Fixation Via Deltoid Split Heals Uneventfully: A Case Report.JBJS Case Connect 10, no. 3 (2020): e20.00148. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00148.
DeBaun MR, Goodnough LH, Gatewood C, Gardner MJ, Abrams GD. Deltopectoral Approach for Arthroplasty After Early Failed Proximal Humerus Fixation Via Deltoid Split Heals Uneventfully: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2020;10(3):e20.00148.
DeBaun, Malcolm R., et al. “Deltopectoral Approach for Arthroplasty After Early Failed Proximal Humerus Fixation Via Deltoid Split Heals Uneventfully: A Case Report.JBJS Case Connect, vol. 10, no. 3, 2020, p. e20.00148. Pubmed, doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.20.00148.
DeBaun MR, Goodnough LH, Gatewood C, Gardner MJ, Abrams GD. Deltopectoral Approach for Arthroplasty After Early Failed Proximal Humerus Fixation Via Deltoid Split Heals Uneventfully: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2020;10(3):e20.00148.

Published In

JBJS Case Connect

DOI

EISSN

2160-3251

Publication Date

2020

Volume

10

Issue

3

Start / End Page

e20.00148

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Shoulder Fractures
  • Reinjuries
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder