Cement augmentation for proximal humerus fractures: A meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies
Objectives: It is unclear if elderly patients treated with plate osteosynthesis for proximal humerus fractures benefit from cement augmentation. This meta-analysis aims to compare cement augmentation to no augmentation regarding healing, complications, and functional results. Methods: PubMed, Embase [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- University of Teacher Education Lucerne (CH)
- Luzerner Kantonsspital (CH)
- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou455
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00