Nonoperative Treatment of Humeral Shaft Fractures With Immediate Functional Bracing Versus Coaptation Splinting and Delayed Functional Bracing: A Retrospective Study

aDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA;

bDepartment Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; and

cDr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Reprints: Maaz Muhammad, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114 (e-mail: [email protected]).

This project was aided by a grant from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through grant number UL1TR001998. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

The authors report no conflict of interest.

Financial Interests: A. Aneja is a paid consultant for Depuy Synthes and Runatek and has received research or institutional support from Department of Defense, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and AO Trauma North America. A. Aneja or an immediate family member is a member of a speaker's bureau or has made paid presentations on behalf of Depuy Synthes and AO Trauma North America. All remaining authors declare they have no financial interests.

Nonfinancial interests: A. Aneja is a board or committee member for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedic Trauma Association. All remaining authors declare they have no nonfinancial interests.

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