[Replacement of the head of the humerus as a rescue operation following dislocated compound fractures of the shoulder joint].

Results after conservative or surgical treatment of comminuted fractures of the head of the humerus are often unsatisfactory and complicated by pain and a severely decreased range of motion. In these patients good results have been obtained by replacement of the humeral head with the Isoelastic Humeral Head Prosthesis. Fourteen cases are reported and their results discussed.