Table 4.

Summary of complications related to the use of proximal humerus locking plates

Study	Number of fractures	Intra-articular screw penetration	Screw cutout	Loss of reduction	Osteonecrosis
Agudelo et al. [1]	153	0%	4%	13.6%	4.5%
Brunner et al. [4]	158	14%	8%	5.7%	8%
Frankhauser et al. [8]	28	NR	18%	11%	7%
Lee and Shin [18]	45	NR	4%	11%	2.2%
Owsley and Gorczyca [23]	53	NR	23%	25%	4%
Neviaser et al.	38	0%	0%	2.6%	2.6%

NR = not clearly reported.