Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Nov 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialDeltopectoral vs. deltoid split approach for proximal HUmerus fracture fixation with locking plate: a prospective RAndomized study (HURA).
This study aimed to compare the functional and clinical outcomes between the deltoid split (DS) approach and the classic deltopectoral (DP) approach for locking plate fixation of proximal humerus fractures (PHF) in a prospective randomized multicenter study. ⋯ The primary hypothesis on the superiority of the deltoid split incision was rebutted. On the basis of our study, the DP approach seems to offer better function compared with the DS approach for fixation of Neer 2 and 3 PHF fractures fixed with a locking plate.