METHODS OF TIMELY TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS

Abstract

Treatment of fractures of the proximal humerus is an urgent problem. This is due to the rather high frequency of such fractures and the likelihood of developing persistent functional disorders. In the general structure of injuries, fractures of the proximal humerus make up about 4-5 %, of all humerus fractures — 80 %. Fractures are more likely to occur as a result of an indirect injury, when falling on the arm. In individuals over 60 years of age, fractures of the proximal humerus make up 17 % of all fractures [8] and, as a rule, occur against the background of osteoporosis and остеоп osteopenia.