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Humeral Shaft Fracture: Optimal Treatment & Orthopedic Board Prep MCQs
Updated: Feb 2026
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Key Medical Takeaway
For most closed, stable humeral shaft fractures, non-operative management using a functional brace, like a Sarmiento brace, is the gold standard. This approach achieves over 90% union rates. Initial treatment often involves coaptation splinting, followed by a functional brace once swelling reduces, provided angulation and shortening are within acceptable limits.
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