Synthetic Bone Substitutes and Mechanical Devices for the Augmentation of Osteoporotic Proximal Humeral Fractures: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.

ABSTRACT: Different augmentation techniques have been described in the literature in addition to the surgical treatment of proximal humeral fractures. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the use of cements, bone substitutes, and other devices for the augmentation of proximal humeral fractures. A systematic review was conducted by using PubMed/MEDLINE, ISI Web of Knowledge, Cochrane Library, Scopus/EMBASE, and Google Scholar databases according the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines over the years 1966 to 2019. The search term "humeral fracture proximal" was combined with "augmentation"; "polymethylmethacrylate, PMMA"; "cement"; "bone substitutes"; "hydroxyapatite"; "calcium phosphates"; "calcium sulfate"; "cell therapies", and "tissue

SUBMITTER: Marongiu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353588 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature