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OTA 2023: Functional Brace vs Surgical Fixation for Humeral Shaft Fracture

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October 2023

OTA 2023: Functional Brace vs Surgical Fixation for Humeral Shaft Fracture

Vol: 305| Issue: 1| Number:18| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Network Meta-Analysis
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Conservative Management With Functional Brace Versus Various Surgical Fixation Techniques for Humeral Shaft Fractures: A Network Meta-Analysis

Contributing Authors:
K Monahan A Zavras N Winek T Pan D Altman G Altman ER Westrick

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21 randomized controlled trials including 1,203 humeral shaft fracture patients were included in this network meta-analysis comparing functional bracing to a range of surgical fixation techniques including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO), and intramedullary nailing through antegrade (aIMN) and retrograde (rIMN) approaches. The outcomes of...

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