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

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.

 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.

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.