Surgeons can often determine whether a distal humeral fracture is amenable to treatment with open reduction internal fixation or arthroplasty based on its AO classification, whether it is far ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Conclusion: The internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures with either CFR-PEEK or titanium led to clinical improvement 6 months after surgery. No clinical or radiological difference in ...

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 ...