Compared with nonoperative treatment, open reduction and internal fixation with a plate ... and the risk of nonunion requiring surgery. Any of us who treat humeral shaft fractures know that ...

6 months and 1 year after ORIF of the proximal humerus fracture. Perhaps also not surprisingly, the bone mineral density decreased from the surgery date to 3 months postoperatively, while the well ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that casting by itself was just as successful as ...

During ORIF surgery to fix a severe broken bone, your doctor will need to use some form of hardware to hold the bone back together. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) ORIF surgery is needed only ...

The researchers randomly assigned participants to surgery (internal fixation or humeral head replacement) or nonsurgical treatment using sling immobilization. Both groups had standard outpatient ...

Proximal humeral fractures are not rare ... indications for surgery, and the most effective fixation techniques. Nevertheless, successful management of these fractures depends upon a detailed ...

Open reduction internal fixation (orif) is a surgery to fix severely broken bones. It’s only used for serious fractures that cannot be treated with a cast or splint. It’s only used for serious ...

Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) surgery repairs severe bone breakages. Surgeons perform ORIF surgery on severely broken bones when a cast or splint will not suffice. ORIF surgery is a ...

Most fractures to the proximal humerus can be treated without surgery, as long as the bones ... your doctor may recommend external fixation, where the surgeon will apply a frame to hold the ...