Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Dec 2012
ReviewEvaluation of the osteoporotic proximal humeral fracture and strategies for structural augmentation during surgical treatment.
Fractures of the proximal humerus are relatively common injuries in the elderly population. Given the association between proximal humeral fractures and osteoporosis, elderly patients who sustain these injuries should always undergo a fragility fracture workup. ⋯ Optimal management of osteoporotic proximal humeral fractures has evolved and may now includes use of locking plates and augmentation with intramedullary fibular grafts, calcium phosphate or sulfate cement, and iliac crest bone graft. This article reviews the demographics of patients who sustain proximal humerus fractures, the appropriate postinjury fragility fracture workup, modalities for quantifying osteoporosis in the proximal humerus, techniques for augmenting fixation of proximal humerus fractures, and the authors' preferred approach to the treatment of these injuries.
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The number of times an article has been cited has been used as a marker of its influence in a medical specialty. The purpose of this study was to determine the 50 most cited articles in shoulder surgery and their characteristics. ⋯ Articles that introduced instruments for outcome evaluation or that introduced classification systems (methodologic) were highly cited regardless of the date of publication. The top 50 list presented provides residency and fellowship directors with a group of "classic" articles in the subspecialty of orthopedic shoulder surgery that can be included in reading curriculums for their trainees.