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Periprosthetic Fractures

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The incidence of periprosthetic humeral or scapular fracture associated with shoulder arthroplasty is approximately 0.6–4.5 % of all complications. The full spectrum of periprosthetic fracture at the humerus is well defined by different proposed classification systems. Periprosthetic scapular fractures most commonly occur intraoperatively to the glenoid. Due to the rarity of these fractures, no generally accepted fracture classification exists. Implications of treatment and results are naturally conditioned by the fracture type. For diaphyseal humeral fractures, principles of management are similar for periprosthetic fractures of the hip and long bones. For fractures of the humeral tuberosities, the management is dependent on the fracture shape, and a satisfactory outcome simply requires a nonoperative management with healing of the tuberosity fragment in a minimally displaced position.

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    Dario Petriccioli, Celeste Bertone & Giacomo Marchi

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Petriccioli, D., Bertone, C., Marchi, G. (2015). Periprosthetic Fractures. In: Castoldi, F., Blonna, D., Assom, M. (eds) Simple and Complex Fractures of the Humerus. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5307-6_22

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