Surgical vs Nonsurgical Treatment of Adults With Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Humerus

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The need for surgery for the majority of patients with displaced proximal humeral fractures is unclear, but its use is increasing.

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Title: JAMA

Abbreviated Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date Created: March 10 2015

Publication date (Print): March 10 2015

Volume: 313

Issue: 10

Page: 1037

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[1 ]James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, England

[2 ]Health and Social Care Institute, School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, England

[3 ]York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, England

[4 ]Pharmerit Europe, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.1629

PubMed ID: 25756440

SO-VID: 46a0f712-09f3-4cb9-9de4-f44f046534a0

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