[Outcomes of surgical treatment of proximal humerus fractures in elderly people].

The aim of the study is analysis of outcomes of surgical treatment in a group of 32 patients with fractures of the proximal humerus treated surgically in the orthopaedic and traumatic ward of St. Lucas Hospital in Tarnów during the years 2006-2009. Results were estimated by Constant-Murley criteria. Among the surgical methods the best results were observed in cases of healing with percutaneus Kirschners wires fixed appropriately with the closed method of two- and three-part fractures of the neck of the humerus. The worst results were observed in four-part humerus fractures when open surgical procedure were used irrespective of the kind of applied implant. In case of these fractures of proximal humerus, satisfactory results were obtained by using hemi-arthroplasty.