Table 6 Various complications seen in our study.
From: Displaced proximal humeral fractures: an Indian experience with locking plates
Complications | No. of patients | Early cases* | Late cases** |
|---|---|---|---|
Failure of fixation or screw back out | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Primary screw perforation of humeral head | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Symptomatic AVN humeral head | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Subacromial impingement | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Non-union/Delayed union | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Axillary nerve palsy | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Deep wound infection | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Superficial wound infection | 6 | 4 | 2 |