Outcomes for surgical vs non-surgical treatment of broken shoulder
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Among patients with a displaced fracture in the upper arm near the shoulder (proximal humeral), there was no significant difference between surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment in patient-reported outcomes over two years following the fracture, results that do not support the trend of increased surgery for patients with this type of fracture, according to a study.