CORR Insights®: In-hospital Complications Are More Likely to Occur After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Than After Locked Plating for Proximal Humeral Fractures

Where Are We Now? Following the introduction of the locking plates in the United States during the early 2000s, there was a relative increase in the use of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for proximal humerus fractures among Medicare beneficiaries, despite a stable incidence of these fractures [2]. Similarly, after FDA approval of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) for rotator cuff–deficient arthritis, its use among older...