Hemiarthroplasty vs Nonoperative Treatment of Comminuted Proximal Humeral Fractures / Post-operative Complications with IM Nailing vs Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures

About this episode

The episode discusses the findings of two research papers on treatment options for humeral fractures.

Host Gerard Slobogean, MD chats with paper author Dennis Den Hartog, MD, PhD about the findings of his research: "Hemiarthroplasty Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Comminuted Proximal Humeral Fractures: Results of the Procon Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial" in the first part of the episode. In the second part, Dr. Slobogean discusses study findings with paper author Jad Lawand, MD-Candidate from the paper entitled: "Nonunion and Post-operative Complications Associated with Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures" Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

People in this episode

Host: Gerard Slobogean, MD

Guests: Dennis Den Hartog, MD, PhD, Jad Lawand, MD-Candidate

Topics covered

• Hemiarthroplasty
• Nonoperative Treatment
• Proximal Humeral Fractures
• Post-operative Complications
• Intramedullary Nailing
• Plate Fixation
• Humeral Shaft Fractures

Keywords

• Hemiarthroplasty
• Nonoperative Treatment
• Proximal Humeral Fractures
• Post-operative Complications
• Intramedullary Nailing
• Plate Fixation
• Humeral Shaft Fractures
• OTA Annual Meeting
• Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OTA

Books & works: Hemiarthroplasty Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Comminuted Proximal Humeral Fractures: Results of the Procon Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial, Nonunion and Post-operative Complications Associated with Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures

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