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The results of prosthetic replacement in fracture-dislocations of the upper end of the humerus. 1976

J Kraulis, and G Hunter

Eleven patients with fracture-dislocation of the upper end of the humerus treated by a Neer prosthesis are reviewed. The results of treatment are very disappointing. The complication rate is high. From these results in a small series, it would appear that prosthetic replacement of the humeral head does not offer the patient any significant advantage when compared with other reported methods. The possible cause of these poor results are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007595	Joint Prosthesis	Prostheses used to partially or totally replace a human or animal joint. (from UMDNS, 1999)	Joint Prostheses,Prostheses, Joint,Prosthesis, Joint
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006810	Humeral Fractures	Fractures of the HUMERUS.	Humeri Fractures,Humerus Fractures,Fracture, Humeral,Fracture, Humeri,Fracture, Humerus,Humeral Fracture,Humeri Fracture,Humerus Fracture
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D012783	Shoulder Dislocation	Displacement of the HUMERUS from the SCAPULA.	Glenohumeral Dislocation,Glenohumeral Subluxation,Dislocation, Glenohumeral,Dislocation, Shoulder,Dislocations, Glenohumeral,Dislocations, Shoulder,Glenohumeral Dislocations,Glenohumeral Subluxations,Shoulder Dislocations,Subluxation, Glenohumeral,Subluxations, Glenohumeral
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor