Locking plate versus nonsurgical treatment for proximal humeral fractures: Better midterm outcome with nonsurgical treatment

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1118-1124

  Sanders, Rick J ^a,b   Thissen, Luc G ^a,b   Teepen, Jop C ^a   van Kampen, Albert ^b   Jaarsma, Ruurd L ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active range of motion; ASES score; Complication rate; EQ 5D score; Level III; Locking plate; Nonsurgical treatment; Proximal humeral fracture; Retrospective Case Control Study; Treatment Study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LOCKING PLATE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BONE PLATES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER FRACTURES;

EID: 80053050279     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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