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Orthopedic Trauma Directions 2008; 6(2): 11-22
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038164
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Isolated ulnar shaft fractures

Summary of outcomes following ORIF or nonoperative treatment
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02 April 2008 (online)

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Summary

Evidence for ORIF versus nonoperative treatment for isolated ulnar shaft fractures is limited, consisting primarily of case series. Union rates were high for both treatments, with pooled estimates of 98% for ORIF and 99% for nonoperative treatments. Methodologically rigorous studies comparing ORIF and nonoperative treatments in the same study are needed.