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. 2006 Mar 1;3:5. doi: 10.1186/1477-7800-3-5

Table 3.

Complications

Operation Complication n
Operation Complication n
Nerve palsy 3
Fat embolus 1
Wound infection 1

Plate fixation n 4
Nerve palsy 2
Fat embolus 1
Plate loosening 1

Resection alone n 1
Wound infection 1

Proximal humeral resection n 5
Intraoperative bleeding 1
Myocardial infarct 1
Stitch abscess 1
High riding prosthesis 1
Proximal migration of prosthesis 1

Distal humeral resection n 1
Nerve palsy 1