Early surgeon experience with a fracture-specific humeral stem for proximal humerus fractures: a multicenter survey of predominantly reverse shoulder arthroplasty cases with an illustrative case.

Matthias Regling¹, You Yang², Arthur de Gast³, Gary F Updegrove⁴

¹Stryker Trauma GmbH, Prof.-Küntscher-Str. 1, Schönkirchen, 24232, Germany. matthias.regling@stryker.com.

²Stryker Corporation, 10801 Nesbitt Avenue South, Bloomington, MN, 55437, USA.

³Stryker European Operations Ltd, Herikerbergweg 110, Amsterdam, 1101 CM, Netherlands.

⁴Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 30 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Shoulder arthroplasty has become an established treatment option for displaced and complex proximal humeral fractures, particularly in elderly patients. Fracture-specific stems are increasingly used in clinical practice; however, early data on surgeon experience with newly introduced convertible stem designs remain limited. This study aimed to assess orthopedic surgeons' early intraope…

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