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Flattened humeral heads

MedGen UID:
815199
•Concept ID:
C3808869
•
Finding
Synonym: Flattened humeral head
 
HPO: HP:0003888

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFlattened humeral heads

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Comprehensive Arthroscopic Management of Shoulder Arthritis.
Arner JW, Ruzbarsky JJ, Millett PJ
Arthroscopy 2022 Apr;38(4):1035-1036. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.01.033. PMID: 35369910
The treatment of unreduced dislocation of the shoulder. A review of 12 cases.
Postacchini F, Facchini M
Ital J Orthop Traumatol 1987 Mar;13(1):15-26. PMID: 3692794

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Survivorship and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Comprehensive Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: Minimum 10-Year Follow-up.
Arner JW, Elrick BP, Nolte PC, Haber DB, Horan MP, Millett PJ
Am J Sports Med 2021 Jan;49(1):130-136. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1177/0363546520962756. PMID: 33175562
Rapidly destructive arthrosis of the shoulder joints: radiographic, magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathologic findings.
Kekatpure AL, Sun JH, Sim GB, Chun JM, Jeon IH
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2015 Jun;24(6):922-7. Epub 2014 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.10.020. PMID: 25547857
Quantification of humeral head deformity following neonatal brachial plexus palsy.
Reading BD, Laor T, Salisbury SR, Lippert WC, Cornwall R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012 Sep 19;94(18):e136(1-8). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00540. PMID: 22992884
Bone destruction, upward migration, and medialisation of rheumatoid shoulder: a 15 year follow up study.
Lehtinen JT, Belt EA, Kauppi MJ, Kaarela K, Kuusela PP, Kautiainen HJ, Lehto MU
Ann Rheum Dis 2001 Apr;60(4):322-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.60.4.322. PMID: 11247859Free PMC Article
Deltoid contracture: a radiographic survey of bone and joint abnormalities.
Ogawa K, Yoshida A, Inokuchi W
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999 Jan-Feb;8(1):22-5. doi: 10.1016/s1058-2746(99)90049-6. PMID: 10077791

Diagnosis

A case of bilateral humerus varus from the late antiquity Catacomb of Santa Mustiola (Chiusi, Italy).
Sperduti A, Braconi M, Di Biasi C, Facchin G, Ferri G, Interlando S, Spanò F, Candilio F
Int J Paleopathol 2022 Dec;39:14-19. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2022.08.001. PMID: 36029690
Fishtail deformity of the distal humerus: association with osteochondritis dissecans of the capitellum.
Lehnert SJ, Wanner MR, Karmazyn B
Pediatr Radiol 2018 Mar;48(3):359-365. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-017-4029-0. PMID: 29143868
Rapidly destructive arthrosis of the shoulder joints: radiographic, magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathologic findings.
Kekatpure AL, Sun JH, Sim GB, Chun JM, Jeon IH
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2015 Jun;24(6):922-7. Epub 2014 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.10.020. PMID: 25547857
Quantification of humeral head deformity following neonatal brachial plexus palsy.
Reading BD, Laor T, Salisbury SR, Lippert WC, Cornwall R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012 Sep 19;94(18):e136(1-8). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00540. PMID: 22992884
The treatment of unreduced dislocation of the shoulder. A review of 12 cases.
Postacchini F, Facchini M
Ital J Orthop Traumatol 1987 Mar;13(1):15-26. PMID: 3692794

Therapy

External rotation humeral osteotomy for brachial plexus birth palsy.
Bae DS, Waters PM
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2007 Mar;11(1):8-14. doi: 10.1097/01.bth.0000248359.14448.e6. PMID: 17536517

Prognosis

Comprehensive Arthroscopic Management of Shoulder Arthritis.
Arner JW, Ruzbarsky JJ, Millett PJ
Arthroscopy 2022 Apr;38(4):1035-1036. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.01.033. PMID: 35369910
Survivorship and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Comprehensive Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: Minimum 10-Year Follow-up.
Arner JW, Elrick BP, Nolte PC, Haber DB, Horan MP, Millett PJ
Am J Sports Med 2021 Jan;49(1):130-136. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1177/0363546520962756. PMID: 33175562
Quantification of humeral head deformity following neonatal brachial plexus palsy.
Reading BD, Laor T, Salisbury SR, Lippert WC, Cornwall R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012 Sep 19;94(18):e136(1-8). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00540. PMID: 22992884
Bone destruction, upward migration, and medialisation of rheumatoid shoulder: a 15 year follow up study.
Lehtinen JT, Belt EA, Kauppi MJ, Kaarela K, Kuusela PP, Kautiainen HJ, Lehto MU
Ann Rheum Dis 2001 Apr;60(4):322-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.60.4.322. PMID: 11247859Free PMC Article
Deltoid contracture: a radiographic survey of bone and joint abnormalities.
Ogawa K, Yoshida A, Inokuchi W
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999 Jan-Feb;8(1):22-5. doi: 10.1016/s1058-2746(99)90049-6. PMID: 10077791

Clinical prediction guides

Comprehensive Arthroscopic Management of Shoulder Arthritis.
Arner JW, Ruzbarsky JJ, Millett PJ
Arthroscopy 2022 Apr;38(4):1035-1036. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2022.01.033. PMID: 35369910
Mechanism and patterns of bone loss in patients with anterior shoulder dislocation.
Etoh T, Yamamoto N, Shinagawa K, Hatta T, Itoi E
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2020 Oct;29(10):1974-1980. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.03.022. PMID: 32741565
Rapidly destructive arthropathy of shoulder joint.
Kim MS, Kim JY, Kim JD, Ro KH, Rhee YG
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2019 Dec;28(12):2334-2342. Epub 2019 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.04.035. PMID: 31300369
Quantification of humeral head deformity following neonatal brachial plexus palsy.
Reading BD, Laor T, Salisbury SR, Lippert WC, Cornwall R
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2012 Sep 19;94(18):e136(1-8). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00540. PMID: 22992884
Progressive bony dysplasia in Apert syndrome.
Beligere N, Harris V, Pruzansky S
Radiology 1981 Jun;139(3):593-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.139.3.6785821. PMID: 6785821

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