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AAOS 2024: Functional Bracing Vs Surgical Fixation For Humeral Shaft Fractures

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February 2024

AAOS 2024: Functional Bracing Vs Surgical Fixation For Humeral Shaft Fractures

Vol: 306| Issue: 2| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Network Meta-Analysis
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Conservative management with functional bracing versus various surgical fixation techniques for humeral shaft fractures: a network meta-analysis

Contributing Authors:
A Zavras K Monahan N Winek T Pan GT Altman DT Altman ER Westrick

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21 randomized controlled trials (1203 patients) comparing conservative management to surgical fixation techniques for humeral shaft fractures were included in this network meta-analysis. Outcomes of interest included time to union, rates of nonunion, rates of malunion, rates of reoperation, and the incidence of iatrogenic radial nerve injury, superficial infection, and secondary surgical intervent...

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