Charles S. Neer
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"He has truly made outstanding contributions that have brought clarity out of chaos in the variou areas of shoulder surgery. His publications are voluminous, and each article is written accurately, clearly and with obvious attention to every detail. His versatility as a teacher, researcher, and surgeon is far excellence". (Texto do Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1987).
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The Neer Classification for Proximal Humerus Fractures
Proximal humerus fractures are the third most common fracture type in individuals older than 65 years, after distal radius and proximal femur fractures [8]. In 1970, Charles Neer described his four-segment classification system [18]. He believed the existing classifications were inadequate for research purposes, as they did not differentiate between injuries of varied severity nor did they grou...
متن کاملInterobserver agreement of Neer and AO classifications for proximal humeral fractures.
BACKGROUND The classification of proximal humeral fractures remains challenging. The two main classification systems used, the Neer and the AO classification, have both been shown to have less than ideal interobserver agreement. Agreement in classification is required, however, to guide fracture management. METHOD Data from the Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry were collected and...
متن کاملIn vivo anatomy of the Neer and Hawkins sign positions for shoulder impingement.
The Neer and Hawkins impingement signs are commonly used to diagnose subacromial pathology, but the anatomy of these maneuvers has not been well elucidated in vivo. This 3-dimensional open magnetic resonance imaging study characterized shoulder anatomy and rotator cuff impingement in 8 normal volunteers placed in the Neer and Hawkins positions. Subacromial and intraarticular contact of the rota...
متن کاملArthroscopic Cortical Button Stabilization of Isolated Acute Neer Type II Fractures of the Distal Clavicle.
Neer type II distal clavicle fractures are inherently unstable. The purpose of this study was to review the outcome of Neer type II distal clavicle fractures arthroscopically treated using a suspensory cortical button technique. Between 2008 and 2012, a total of 17 Neer type IIB fractures were managed operatively at the authors' institution. Functional outcomes were assessed using the pain scor...
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Professor Charles S. Neer II was born on November 10, 1917 and died on February 28, 2011 on the same rural estate, in Vinita, Oklahoma, USA. A son and grandson of doctors, he studied at Dartmouth College, at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, where !" #!$%&" '(" '&)!*&( '+," -&%../" #!012'&$" %" 3*14!((1*" 52!*')6(," culminating in an...
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