[Efficacy comparison of conservative and surgical treatment in proximal humerus fractures : a monocentric retrospective study].

Abstract

Proximal humerus fractures (PHF) are common, they represent 4 to 6 % of all fractures. They usually affect the elderly (above 60 years) and most the time, women (M/F ratio = 3/7). In general, they are not or slightly displaced and their treatment is thus commonly conservative (75 to 90 % of cases). A displaced PHF can be challenging for the orthopaedic surgeons because of the actual lack of consensus concerning the gold standard treatment for these fractures. This monocentric retrospective study compares the outcomes of both conservative and surgical treatment in PHF at minimum one year follow-up.