title: Clinical Faceoff: Are Distal-third Diaphyseal Humerus Fractures Best Treated Nonoperatively?
authors.affiliation: Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. dring@partners.org.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cannada
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001915:Braces; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome