Studies | Intervention | Mean age (year) (LP V. IN) | Number (LP V. IN) | Percent female (%) | Follow-up (month) | Rate of follow-up | Type of study | Diagnosis characteristics | |
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Von et al. 2014 [17] | Locking plate osteosynthesis (PHILOS®, Synthes, Umkirch, Deutschland; VariAX®, Stryker, Duisburg, Deutschland) | Intramedullary nailing (T2-PHN®, Stryker, Duisburg, Deutschland) | 61 (35–84) | 28 V. 44 | 36.1 | 38–82 | 100 | Retrospective | Displaced three- or four-part fractures |
Lekic et al. 2011 [15] | Locking plates osteosynthesis (Stryker, Mahwah, NJ; Accumed, Trenton, NJ) | Intramedullary nailing (Synthes, Paoli, PA) | 59 (21–81) V. 60 (37–83) | 12 V. 11 | 83.3 V. 54.5 | 3–46 | 92 | Retrospective | Displaced two-part fractures |
Konrad et al. 2012 [16] | Plate (proximal humeral interlocking system (PHILOS)/locking proximal humerus plate (LPHP)) | Nail (proximal humeral nail (PHN)) | 65.4 (15.6) V. 64.8 (13) | 153 V. 58 | 81 V. 74 | 3–12 | 84.4 | Prospective | Displaced three-part fractures |
Trepat et al. 2011 [14] | PHILOS plate | NHP-T2 nail | 68.3 (17.3) V. 64.5 (20.7) | 14 V. 15 | 72.7 V. 53.8 | 6–12 | 82.8 | Retrospective | Displaced two-part fractures |
Zhu et al. 2011 [6] | Locking plate osteosynthesis (LPHP; Synthes; PHILOS; Synthes) | Locking intramedullary nail (PHN; Synthes, Oberdorf, Switzerland) | 50.5 (19.9) V. 54.8 (17.1) | 26 V. 25 | 69.2 V. 64.0 | 12–36 | 89.0 | RCT | Displaced two-part fractures |
Smejkal et al. 2011 [13] | PHILOS plate (Synthes, Switzerland) | Intramedullary nails (Zifko method) | 61 (21–81) | 28 V. 27 | 81.8 | 2–18 | 90.2 | RCT | Displaced two or three-part fractures |
Matziolis et al. 2010 [12] | Locking compression plate (PHP) | Zifko nails | 54.8 (22–72) V. 55.6 (16–74) | 11 V. 11 | 63.6 V. 63.6 | 36 | 100 | Retrospective | Displaced two-part fractures |
Gradl et al. 2009 [11] | Locking Proximal Humerus Plate (Mathys AG, Bettlach, Switzerland) | Sliding stable interlocking nail (Targon PH; B. Braun-Aesculap, Tuttlingen, Germany) | 63 (16) | 76 V. 76 | 68.4 | 12 | 74.8 | Prospective | Displaced two-, three-, or four-part fractures |