Open AccessOperative versus non-operative treatment of humeral shaft fractures: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Harry Sargeant,
Luke Farrow,
Simon Barker,
Kapil Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
shoulder and elbow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1758-5740
pISSN - 1758-5732
DOI - 10.1177/1758573218825477
Subject(s) - malunion , medicine , nonunion , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , randomized controlled trial , population , environmental health
Humeral shaft fractures are common but debate still occurs as to whether these are best managed operatively or non-operatively. We sought to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and non-randomised studies to clarify the optimal treatment.