Humeral Shaft Fracture: Optimal Treatment & Orthopedic Board Prep MCQs

Key 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.