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Characteristics and functional outcomes of varus displaced proximal humerus fractures.
Journal of Orthopaedic Science : Official Journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association 2024 Februrary 29
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare fracture characteristics and functional outcomes between patients with proximal humerus fractures with and without initial varus displacement.
METHODS: A retrospective review of 325 patients with proximal humerus fractures was performed. Patients with initial varus displacement were placed in Varus cohort and were age- and sex-matched 1:1 with a second cohort presenting proximal humerus fractures without varus displacement, referred to as Fracture cohort. Varus fracture displacement was defined when the most proximal aspect of humeral head was below the most proximal aspect of greater tuberosity on initial radiographs, and the head shaft angle was <130°.
RESULTS: There were 60 patients in V cohort and 60 patients in F cohort. Statistical analysis revealed that there were significant differences in initial horizontal offset (38.8 vs. 45.9 mm), initial anterior angulation angle (36.5° vs. 16.4°), postoperative head shaft angle (132.2° vs. 141.3°), last head shaft angle (122.2° vs. 138.5°), difference for head shaft angles (10.0° vs. 2.7°), postoperative horizontal offset (43.4 vs. 45.3 mm), last horizontal offset (38.4 vs. 42.8 mm), difference for offsets (4.9 vs. 2.5 mm), complications (15 vs. 7 cases), and revision surgery (7 vs. 1 case) between two cohorts. Overall satisfactory results were achieved in most patients regardless of varus displacement, pain-VAS and Constant scores in V cohort were inferior to the scores in F cohort. The cut-off value of postoperative head shaft angle for good/excellent outcomes was 135.5° using receiver operating characteristic curve analyses.
CONCLUSION: Varus displaced proximal humerus fractures were accompanied by decreased horizontal offset and increased anterior angulation angle, and had a course of more varization and horizontal shortening compared with those without initial varus displacement. Patients with varus displaced fractures were associated with worse functional outcomes, and these factors might affect functional outcomes.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic, cohort study, Level III.
METHODS: A retrospective review of 325 patients with proximal humerus fractures was performed. Patients with initial varus displacement were placed in Varus cohort and were age- and sex-matched 1:1 with a second cohort presenting proximal humerus fractures without varus displacement, referred to as Fracture cohort. Varus fracture displacement was defined when the most proximal aspect of humeral head was below the most proximal aspect of greater tuberosity on initial radiographs, and the head shaft angle was <130°.
RESULTS: There were 60 patients in V cohort and 60 patients in F cohort. Statistical analysis revealed that there were significant differences in initial horizontal offset (38.8 vs. 45.9 mm), initial anterior angulation angle (36.5° vs. 16.4°), postoperative head shaft angle (132.2° vs. 141.3°), last head shaft angle (122.2° vs. 138.5°), difference for head shaft angles (10.0° vs. 2.7°), postoperative horizontal offset (43.4 vs. 45.3 mm), last horizontal offset (38.4 vs. 42.8 mm), difference for offsets (4.9 vs. 2.5 mm), complications (15 vs. 7 cases), and revision surgery (7 vs. 1 case) between two cohorts. Overall satisfactory results were achieved in most patients regardless of varus displacement, pain-VAS and Constant scores in V cohort were inferior to the scores in F cohort. The cut-off value of postoperative head shaft angle for good/excellent outcomes was 135.5° using receiver operating characteristic curve analyses.
CONCLUSION: Varus displaced proximal humerus fractures were accompanied by decreased horizontal offset and increased anterior angulation angle, and had a course of more varization and horizontal shortening compared with those without initial varus displacement. Patients with varus displaced fractures were associated with worse functional outcomes, and these factors might affect functional outcomes.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic, cohort study, Level III.
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