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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2024 Nov 6;106(21):1945-1956.
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.01431. Epub 2024 Sep 20.

Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Is Superior to Plate Fixation for Displaced Proximal Humeral Fractures in the Elderly: Five-Year Follow-up of the DelPhi Randomized Controlled Trial

Alexander Nilsskog Fraser  1   2   3 , Tone Mehlum Wagle  1 , Anna Cecilia Karlberg  4 , Jan Erik Madsen  1   5 , Megan Mellberg  6 , Tom Lian  7 , Simone Mader  8 , Lars Eilertsen  2 , Hilde Apold  9 , Leif Børge Larsen  10 , Are Hugo Pripp  11 , Tore Fjalestad  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Is Superior to Plate Fixation for Displaced Proximal Humeral Fractures in the Elderly: Five-Year Follow-up of the DelPhi Randomized Controlled Trial

Alexander Nilsskog Fraser et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. .

Abstract

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Funding for this study was received from Sophies Minde Ortopedi AS, The South-East Health Authority Norway, and The Research Council of Norway. The funding sources did not play a role in the investigation. The Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest forms are provided with the online version of the article ( http://links.lww.com/JBJS/I188 ).

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