Preliminary report in treatment of proximal humeral fracture with closed reduction and DOS external fixation System: a multicentric study

Gabriele Scaravilli; Jacopo Mercurio; Antonella Grazioli; Carmine Gioia; Antonio D'Arienzo; Giuseppe Toro; Nicolò Galvano; Giuseppe Monteleone; Giuseppina Battaglini; Fabio Di Santo; Salvatore Sepe; Salvatore Pagliuca; Enrico Cesarano; Giuseppe Mastrobuono; Michele Italiano; Michele D'Arienzo; Pietro Maniscalco; Corrado Ciatti; Bruno Di Maggio

doi:10.23750/abm.v93i2.11924

Preliminary report in treatment of proximal humeral fracture with closed reduction and DOS external fixation System: a multicentric study

Authors

Gabriele Scaravilli Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, ASL CASERTA, Italy
Jacopo Mercurio Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, ASL CASERTA, Italy
Antonella Grazioli Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, ASL CASERTA, Italy
Carmine Gioia Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, ASL CASERTA, Italy
Antonio D'Arienzo Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe Toro Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Sarno Martiri Di Villa Malta Hospital, ASL Salerno, Italy.
Nicolò Galvano Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Palermo (DiChirOnS), Palermo, Italy
Giuseppe Monteleone Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Napoli S. Paolo Hospital, ASL Napoli1 Centro, Italy.
Giuseppina Battaglini Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Napoli S. Paolo Hospital, ASL Napoli1 Centro, Italy.
Fabio Di Santo Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, AORN Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy.
Salvatore Sepe Orthopaedic Clinic CTO, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Salvatore Pagliuca Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Napoli S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, ASL Napoli 1 Centro, Italy.
Enrico Cesarano
Giuseppe Mastrobuono Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, ASL CASERTA, Italy
Michele Italiano Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, ASL CASERTA, Italy
Michele D'Arienzo Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Palermo (DiChirOnS), Palermo, Italy
Pietro Maniscalco Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
Corrado Ciatti Department of Ortopedia and Traumatologia - Ospedale Civile "Guglielmo da Saliceto", Piacenza, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-4344
Bruno Di Maggio Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, ASL CASERTA, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v93i2.11924

Keywords:

humeral fracture, external fixation, multicentric, shoulder, osteoporosis, dos

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