Proximal Humerus ORIF Success for Professional Pianist

By |2018-08-03T14:52:46+00:00July 31st, 2018|Categories: Case Studies, Shoulder Resources, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Complaint/Injury: Proximal Humerus Fracture Ruth, a 55 year-old female professional performance pianist and instructor, injured her shoulder in June of 2017 when she fell forward onto outstretched hands while running. The fall resulted in a three-part, displaced proximal humerus fracture to her left shoulder. The x-ray (left) shows the displaced bone fragments of the