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. 2021 Oct 13;6(1):137–143. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2021.08.006

Table I.

Comprehensive breakdown of treatments provided to patients with proximal humerus fractures by year.

Procedure Number of patients %
2010 (n = 16,961)
 CRPP 225 1.33%
 Hemiarthroplasty 483 2.85%
 Intramedullary nailing 816 4.81%
 ORIF 1784 10.52%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 77 0.45%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 29 0.17%
 Nonoperative management 13,547 79.87%
2011 (n = 16,301)
 CRPP 186 1.14%
 Hemiarthroplasty 434 2.66%
 Intramedullary nailing 733 4.50%
 ORIF 1792 10.99%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 11 0.07%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 112 0.69%
 Nonoperative management 13,033 79.95%
2012 (n = 16,656)
 CRPP 170 1.02%
 Hemiarthroplasty 371 2.23%
 Intramedullary nailing 757 4.54%
 ORIF 1841 11.05%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 8 0.05%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 155 0.93%
 Nonoperative management 13,354 80.18%
2013 (n = 18,110)
 CRPP 237 1.31%
 Hemiarthroplasty 363 2.00%
 Intramedullary nailing 808 4.46%
 ORIF 2068 11.42%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 21 0.12%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 220 1.21%
 Nonoperative management 14,393 79.48%
2014 (n = 18,492)
 CRPP 203 1.10%
 Hemiarthroplasty 330 1.78%
 Intramedullary nailing 724 3.92%
 ORIF 2051 11.09%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 16 0.09%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 357 1.93%
 Nonoperative management 14,811 80.09%
2015 (n = 16,335)
 CRPP 151 0.92%
 Hemiarthroplasty 226 1.38%
 Intramedullary nailing 536 3.28%
 ORIF 1638 10.03%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 15 0.09%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 329 2.01%
 Nonoperative management 13,440 82.29%
2016 (n = 14,420)
 CRPP 122 0.85%
 Hemiarthroplasty 162 1.12%
 Intramedullary nailing 152 1.05%
 ORIF 1223 8.48%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 11 0.08%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 351 2.43%
 Nonoperative management 12,399 85.99%
2017 (n = 14,042)
 CRPP 90 0.64%
 Hemiarthroplasty 93 0.66%
 Intramedullary nailing 119 0.85%
 ORIF 1237 8.81%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 11 0.08%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 405 2.88%
 Nonoperative management 12,087 86.08%
2018 (n = 14,441)
 CRPP 75 0.52%
 Hemiarthroplasty 89 0.62%
 Intramedullary nailing 158 1.09%
 ORIF 1239 8.58%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 13 0.09%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 444 3.07%
 Nonoperative management 12,423 86.03%
2019 (n = 15,078)
 CRPP 90 0.60%
 Hemiarthroplasty 90 0.60%
 Intramedullary nailing 148 0.98%
 ORIF 1326 8.79%
 Total shoulder arthroplasty 15 0.10%
 Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty 563 3.73%
 Nonoperative management 12,846 85.20%

CRPP, closed reduction percutaneous pinning; ORIF, open reduction internal fixation.