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Early Gains but No One-Year Difference Between Fixation and Bracing for Humeral Shaft Fracture
October 2025
Early Gains but No One-Year Difference Between Fixation and Bracing for Humeral Shaft Fracture
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Fractures of the Humeral Diaphysis: The Humeral Shaft Fracture Fixation Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Surg . 2025 May 1;160(5):508-516.Synopsis
Seventy patients with isolated, closed humeral shaft fractures (HSF) were randomized to operative fixation (n=36) or functional bracing (n=34). The primary outcome was the DASH score at 3 months. Secondary outcomes included EQ-5D/EQ-VAS, SF-12 PCS/MCS, pain, shoulder/elbow ROM, complications, radiographic alignment, and return to work/sport. Outcomes were assessed at 2 and 6 weeks and at 3, 6, and...
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