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International Journal of Shoulder Surgery
; 2(2): 41-42, 2008.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1263087
RESUMO
We report a case of perioperative fracture-dislocation of the humeral head produced during the reaming for a resurfacing replacement hemiarthroplasty (RRH) in a 79-year old woman. This is a surgical complication not previously described in the literature for this type of prosthesis design. Resurfacing humeral head implant has been noted as a useful treatment for glenohumeral arthropathies; also in elderly people; with a very low incidence of complications. However; as we report; they are possible. It is advisable that conven- tional stemmed implants could be available when RRH is performed