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AAOS 2025: The HU-FIX Study: A RCT of Operative vs. Non-Operative Management of Humeral Fractures

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March 2025

AAOS 2025: The HU-FIX Study: A RCT of Operative vs. Non-Operative Management of Humeral Fractures

Vol: 307| Issue: 3| Number:67| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The Humeral Shaft Fracture FIXation (HU-FIX) Study: A Prospective Randomised Trial of Operative Versus Non-Operative Management of Fractures of the Humeral Diaphysis

Contributing Authors:
WM Oliver KR Bell T Carter Timothy O White ND Clement AndrewD Duckworth S Molyneux

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Seventy patients with isolated, closed humeral shaft fractures were randomized to receive either open reduction and plate fixation (n=36) or functional bracing (n=34). The primary outcome of interest was the DASH score at three months. Secondary outcomes included health-related quality of life (HRQoL), pain scores, shoulder/elbow range of motion, complications, and return to activity over one year...

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