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01-10-2017 | CORR Insights
CORR Insights®: Is the Clavicula Pro Humero Technique of Value for Reconstruction After Resection of the Proximal Humerus in Children?
Author:
R. Lor Randall, MD
Published in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Issue 10/2017
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Excerpt
Reconstruction after resection of proximal humerus bone sarcomas in children poses a unique challenge for orthopaedic surgeons. In most cases, the rotator cuff, axillary nerve, and portions of the deltoid must be removed. Instability, even with a reverse shoulder arthroplasty configuration, is also a major concern. …