Maaz Muhammad, Jeffrey A Foster, Jarod T Griffin, Daria L Kinchelow, Carlos R Sierra-Arce, Wyatt G S Southall, Ferras Albitar, Eric S Moghadamian, Raymond D Wright, Paul E Matuszewski, David A Zuelzer, Daniel D Primm, Gregory S Hawk, Arun Aneja
OBJECTIVES: To compare radiographic and clinical outcomes in non-operative management of humeral shaft fractures treated initially with coaptation splinting (CS) followed by delayed functional bracing (FB) versus treatment with immediate FB. METHODS: Design: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Academic Level 1 Trauma Center. PATIENT SELECTION CRITERIA: Patients with closed humeral shaft fractures managed non-operatively with initial CS followed by delayed FB or with immediate FB from 2016 to 2022...
March 25, 2024: Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma