Case Report

Treatment of Proximal Humerus Varus Deformity Secondary to Neonatal Glenohumeral Septic Arthritis: A Case Report

Abstract

Background: Proximal humerus shortening and varus can occur secondary to neonatal shoulder septic arthritis and focal fibrocartilage dysplasia. Valgus osteotomy of the proximal humerus compensates for a little bite of shortening, and improves the shoulder joint's range of motion.

Case Report: In this study, we present two patients with severe proximal humerus deformity following glenohumeral septic arthritis. Both of them underwent valgus osteotomy, and had a satisfactory result in terms of range of motions and cosmesis at five years follow-up.

Conclusion: Treatment of varus deformity of proximal humerus is challenging issue. There are few reports of surgical treatment. Sever varus deformity of proximal humerus impacts the motion of shoulder. We reported a novel method of valgus osteotomy of proximal humerus in patients with severe varus deformity secondary to neonatal septic arthritis and long-term clinical follow-up.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v8i3.9912
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Humerus Osteotomy Arthritis Shoulder
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Kamrani RS, Zohrabi K. Treatment of Proximal Humerus Varus Deformity Secondary to Neonatal Glenohumeral Septic Arthritis: A Case Report. J Orthop Spine Trauma. 2022;8(3):104-6.