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Carolyn M Hettrich, Omesh Paul, Andrew S Neviaser, Emily A Borsting, Dean G Lorich
Department of Orthopaedic, Trauma Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA
Correspondence Address:
Carolyn M Hettrich
Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York - 10021
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 4 |
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6042.80466
Nonunions of proximal humerus fractures can be disabling as a result of pain, deformity and instability, and are often found in geriatric patients with poor bone quality. There are relatively few studies examining the treatment of nonunions of the proximal third of the humerus and the ideal treatment and surgical approach remains unclear. This case series reports the successful use of the anterolateral acromial approach for treatment of the symptomatic proximal third humerus nonunions in a geriatric group of patients with clear challenges as a result of patient comorbidities and bone quality.
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