Management of a Humeral Shaft Non-union with Concomitant Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy

Posted in: ICJR | Posted on: 28 November, 2021

In this article, we describe the unique presentation of an 83-year-old, right-hand dominant male with severe right arm dysfunction secondary to a humeral shaft non-union in the setting of ipsilateral CTA. The case highlights the options for, and difficulty in, managing these concomitant pathologies in a medically frail individual who has lost meaningful upper extremity function and independence because of this injury.