Humeral shaft fractures
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Fractures of the humeral shaft are common injuries with multiple management strategies. Many still regard nonoperative management as the standard of care; however, as the understanding of these injuries increases, treatment recommendations are also evolving. Fracture pattern, fracture location, and identifiable patient risk factors may predict poor outcome with nonoperative management, and earlier operative intervention may be recommended. Operative management includes open reduction and internal fixation through a variety of exposures, intramedullary nail fixation, and external fixation. With increasing rates of shoulder arthroplasty, periprosthetic humeral shaft fractures also deserve special consideration. © 2017 Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Board of Trustees
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Bracing, Fixation, Fracture, Humerus, Periprosthetic, Shaft, Braces, Diaphyses, Fracture fixation, Fracture healing, Humans, Humeral fractures, Open fracture reduction, Patient selection, Periprosthetic fractures, Physical examination, Disease classification, Distal third fracture, Fracture external fixation, Holstein lewis fracture, Human, Humerus shaft fracture, Intramedullary nailing, Open reduction (procedure), Osteosynthesis, Patient risk, Periprosthetic fracture, Priority journal, Proximal third fracture, Review, Shoulder arthroplasty, Treatment outcome, Anatomy and histology, Brace, Classification, Diaphysis, Humerus fracture, Injuries, Procedures