. 2023 Aug 6;43:102230. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2023.102230

Table 1.

Indications for conservative treatment of humeral shaft fracture.

	Indication	Contraindications
Patient factors	Young female adult (cosmetic)	Obesity
Patient factors	Young female adult (cosmetic)	Large breasts
Associated injury	–	Open fracture
		Multiple trauma
		Floating elbow
		Vascular injury
Fracture site	Mid shaft	Proximal shaft
Fracture characteristic	Long oblique, spiral, spiral wedge	Comminuted
		Segmental
		Butterfly
Follow-up	Acceptable alignment at 6 weeks	Unacceptable alignment at 6 weeks

Note: Acceptable alignment is anterior angulation <20°, varus or valgus <30°, shortening <2–3 cm.