Treatment of proximal humerus fractures in the elderly: a systemic review of 409 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

There is no consensus on the treatment of proximal humerus fractures in the elderly.

Patients and methods

We conducted a systematic search of the medical literature for randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials from 1946 to Apr 30, 2014. Predefined PICOS criteria were used to search relevant publications. We included randomized controlled trials involving 2- to 4-part proximal humerus fractures in patients over 60 years of age that compared operative treatment to any operative or nonoperative treatment, with a minimum of 20 patients in each group and a minimum follow-up of 1 year. Outcomes had to be assessed with functional or disability measures, or a quality-of-life score.

Results

After 2 independent researchers had read 777

SUBMITTER: Launonen AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4443467 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature