Surgical interventions to treat humerus shaft fractures: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

BACKGROUND:There are three main surgical techniques to treat humeral shaft fractures: open reduction and plate fixation (ORPF), intramedullary nail (IMN) fixation, and minimally invasive percutaneous osteosynthesis (MIPO). We performed a network meta-analysis to compare three surgical procedures, in...

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Main Authors: Jia-Guo Zhao, Jia Wang, Xiao-Hui Meng, Xian-Tie Zeng, Shi-Lian Kan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5363833?pdf=render