This postoperative x-ray demonstrates the status following ORIF with tension band sutures. Two-part displaced lesser tuberosity fractures are quite rare and are easily missed on x-rays.

ORIF stands for open reduction and internal fixation. It's a type of surgery that is used to repair broken bones that need to be put back together. During the surgery, some form of hardware is ...

Elderly patients with head-split fractures may have better outcomes with reverse total shoulder arthroplasty compared with open reduction and internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty, according to ...