Proximal humeral fractures are not rare, accounting for 4% to 5% of all fractures in the United States. [1] Most of these fractures are minimally displaced or nondisplaced and can be managed ...

According to published results, nonoperative treatment yielded similar clinical outcomes at 2 years as operative treatment ...

This is of interest as proximal humeral fracture is the third most common osteoporotic fracture type and as such poses considerable strain on our healthcare system. At the same time the incidence ...