Midshaft humeral fracture - Operative or nonoperative treatment?

Injury

University of Calgary, 0490 McCaig Tower, Foothills Hospital, 3134 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 5A1, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: December 2023

A 49yo male is involved in a fall while skiing. He was brought off the ski hill and was found to have suffered a closed fracture of the left midshaft humerus. Distal neurovascular exam was normal. He is otherwise unhurt (Figs. 1 and 2). PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: previous history of back surgery for a disc problem when he was 35yo. Has been told that he has high blood pressure but does nothing for this. He is Right hand dominant. SOCIAL HISTORY: married with one child and works as an equipment operator for a crane company; he is a social drinker and smokes 1pack per day for 30 years. Has a history of using some recreational drugs but none for 10 years.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2023.111142DOI Listing

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