The Deltoid Lift: A Cadaveric Analysis and the Literature Review of a Novel Surgical Approach to the Proximal Humerus

Michael Ting; Nicholas Kusnezov; John C. Dunn; Miguel Pirela-Cruz

doi:10.1097/BTH.0000000000000091

The Deltoid Lift: A Cadaveric Analysis and the Literature Review of a Novel Surgical Approach to the Proximal Humerus

Michael Ting, Nicholas Kusnezov, John C. Dunn^*, Miguel Pirela-Cruz

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Abstract

Obtaining adequate exposure of the proximal humerus for anatomic reduction of complex intra-articular fractures or in the surgical treatment of tumor may be difficult. Here we describe a novel approach to the proximal humerus: the deltoid lift, and perform a cadaveric analysis objectively quantifying the exposure. The deltoid lift offers significantly greater exposure to the proximal humerus as compared with the deltopectoral approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	120-123
Number of pages	4
Journal	Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/BTH.0000000000000091
State	Published - 1 Oct 2015

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deltoid lift
deltopectoral approach
proximal humerus fracture
surgical anatomy
tumor

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