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Another quarter occur in infirm patients or are characterized by fracture patterns that reliably heal well with minimal complications.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>\u27a2 Displaced fractures in physiologically young patients should preferentially be treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) as functional outcomes are generally good and anatomical restoration can improve the results of subsequent arthroplasty, if needed.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>\u27a2 Improved results with fixation have been reported in association with the use of bone substitutes, fibular strut allografts, and inferior head-supporting calcar screws to prevent humeral head displacement and screw perforation.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>\u27a2 A number of recent trials have brought into question the advantage of both ORIF and hemiarthroplasty over nonoperative treatment for patients over the age of sixty years who have three and four-part fractures without dislocations.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>\u27a2 Reverse shoulder arthroplasty initially showed varied results for the treatment of irreparable fractures in healthy older patients, but recent Level-I and II studies have shown an advantage over hemiarthroplasty. 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