Controversies in Proximal Humeral Fractures

Explore three procedures, from incision through closure, to manage proximal humeral fractures-each performed and presented by a noted expert:

Hemi-Arthroplasty - William N. Levine, MD
Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty - Brad Edwards, MD
Open Reduction Internal Fixation with a Locking Plate - Brad Parsons, MD

Watch surgical demonstrations and hear each surgeon's rationale for managing fractures supported by published evidence-based literature. Imaging studies and unique factors for each patient case are reviewed and discussed in a roundtable fashion. You will learn how to evaluate your patients to select the right procedure to optimise your outcomes. In-depth lectures surgeon interviews cover key issues that improve your pre- and intra-operative decision making, including: Indications and contraindications
Patient and surgeon factors
Key points to successful outcomes
Bailout options
Rehabilitation
Complications

About Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics:

Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics programs show you multiple techniques, presented from start to finish, to help you evaluate your surgical options. Each program presents a wide, yet balanced, selection of surgical techniques to accomplish a procedure or manage a condition. Understand the benefits and potential risks of using one technique over another. Watch experts demonstrate their surgical methods in superior visual detail and hear them explain their thought process as they avoid pitfalls and manage potential complications.