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BET1. U-SLAB, HANGING CAST OR COLLAR AND CUFF IN UNCOMPLICATED SHAFT OF HUMERUS FRACTURES IN THE ELDERLY

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.058164

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    Report by Ashes Mukerjee, Research Fellow

    Checked by Magnus Harrison, Consultant

    Institution: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK

    A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether there was any evidence to show whether a u-slab, a hanging cast or collar and cuff was associated with less pain and better healing in uncomplicated humeral shaft fracture in the elderly. Forty-seven papers were found using the reported searches, of …

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