How do surgeons decide when to treat proximal humerus fractures with operative versus nonoperative management?
Logan A ReedKevin A HaoDavid A PatchJoseph J KingCatherine FedorkaJaimo AhnJason A StrelzowJonah Hebert-DaviesMilton T M LittlePeter C KrauseJoseph P JohnsonClay A SpitlerPublished in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2023)
We found that surgeons base their decisions on when to operate primarily on patient's comorbidities, age, and the amount of fracture displacement when treating younger patients. Further, we found a greater proportion of trauma surgeons elected to proceed with nonoperative management in patients older than the age of 70 years old as compared to shoulder surgeons.