TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology and trends in management of acute proximal humeral fractures in adults
T2 - an observational study of 137,436 cases from the Danish National Patient Register, 1996-2018
AU - Brorson, Stig
AU - Viberg, Bjarke
AU - Gundtoft, Per
AU - Jalal, Bamo
AU - Ohrt-Nissen, Søren
PY - 2022/9/20
Y1 - 2022/9/20
N2 - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Proximal humeral fractures (PHF) can be managed surgically or non-surgically. Locking plates have been the preferred head-preserving surgical technique while hemiarthroplasty (HA) or reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) have been used in joint replacement surgery. We describe the epidemiology and trends in management of acute PHF in Denmark with a focus on (i) changes in the incidence of PHF; (ii) changes in the proportion of surgical cases; and (iii) changes in preferred surgical techniques.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data on diagnoses and interventions was retrieved from the Danish National Patient Register. Patients aged 18 years and above were included. Surgical treatment was defined as the diagnosis of PHF combined with a predefined surgical procedure code within 3 weeks of injury. Data on plate osteosynthesis, HA, RSA, and "other techniques" was retrieved. Non-surgical treatment was defined as no relevant surgical procedure code within 3 weeks.RESULTS: We identified 137,436 PHF (72% women) in the Danish National Patient Register. The overall mean incidence was 138/100,000/year (500 for women 60 years or above). Non-surgical treatment accounted for 119,966 (87%). The 17,470 surgical procedures included 42% locking plates, 34% arthroplasties, and 25% other techniques. The rate of surgery declined from 17% in 2013 to 11% in 2018.INTERPRETATION: The overall incidence of PHF remained stable between 1996 and 2018 but the absolute number increased. The approach to PHF remains predominantly non-surgical. The number of surgeries in Denmark have decreased since 2013, especially for locking plates and HA, while RSA is increasingly used.
AB - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Proximal humeral fractures (PHF) can be managed surgically or non-surgically. Locking plates have been the preferred head-preserving surgical technique while hemiarthroplasty (HA) or reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) have been used in joint replacement surgery. We describe the epidemiology and trends in management of acute PHF in Denmark with a focus on (i) changes in the incidence of PHF; (ii) changes in the proportion of surgical cases; and (iii) changes in preferred surgical techniques.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data on diagnoses and interventions was retrieved from the Danish National Patient Register. Patients aged 18 years and above were included. Surgical treatment was defined as the diagnosis of PHF combined with a predefined surgical procedure code within 3 weeks of injury. Data on plate osteosynthesis, HA, RSA, and "other techniques" was retrieved. Non-surgical treatment was defined as no relevant surgical procedure code within 3 weeks.RESULTS: We identified 137,436 PHF (72% women) in the Danish National Patient Register. The overall mean incidence was 138/100,000/year (500 for women 60 years or above). Non-surgical treatment accounted for 119,966 (87%). The 17,470 surgical procedures included 42% locking plates, 34% arthroplasties, and 25% other techniques. The rate of surgery declined from 17% in 2013 to 11% in 2018.INTERPRETATION: The overall incidence of PHF remained stable between 1996 and 2018 but the absolute number increased. The approach to PHF remains predominantly non-surgical. The number of surgeries in Denmark have decreased since 2013, especially for locking plates and HA, while RSA is increasingly used.
KW - Adult
KW - Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder/methods
KW - Bone Plates
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
KW - Female
KW - Fracture Fixation, Internal
KW - Hemiarthroplasty
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Shoulder Fractures/epidemiology
KW - Treatment Outcome
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U2 - 10.2340/17453674.2022.4578
DO - 10.2340/17453674.2022.4578
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36148615
SN - 1745-3674
VL - 93
SP - 750
EP - 755
JO - Acta Orthopaedica
JF - Acta Orthopaedica
ER -