Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Is Superior to Plate Fixation for Displaced Proximal Humeral Fractures in the Elderly: Five-Year Follow-up of the DelPhi Randomized Controlled Trial

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Nov 6;106(21):1945-1956. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.01431. Epub 2024 Sep 20.

Abstract

Therapeutic Level I . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder* / methods
  • Bone Plates*
  • Delphi Technique
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal* / instrumentation
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal* / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Shoulder Fractures* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome