Table 1.
Literature search strategy
| Database | Search strategy |
|---|---|
| MEDLINE Oct 30, 2012 | 1. exp *humeral fractures/ (4514) |
| 2. exp *shoulder fractures/ (1816) | |
| 3. (humer: adj15 fracture*).mp. (8582) | |
| 4. or/1-3 (9143) | |
| 5. proximal.mp. (153405) | |
| 6. 4 and 5 (1918) | |
| EMBASE Oct 30, 2012 | 1. exp *humeral fractures/ (5255) |
| 2. exp *shoulder fractures/ (262) | |
| 3. (humer: adj15 fracture*).mp. (10822) | |
| 4. or/1-3 (10937) | |
| 5. proximal.mp. (182778) | |
| 6. 4 and 5 (2417) | |
| CINAHL Oct 30, 2012 | 1. MM “Humeral Fractures” |
| 2. proximal humerus fracture* | |
| 3. proximal humeral fracture* | |
| 4. or/1-3 = 568 citations | |
| CDSR & CENTRAL Oct 30, 2012 | 1. (humer: adj15 fracture*).mp (180) |
| 2. proximal.mp (3977) | |
| 3. 1 and 2 (63) | |
| WEB OF SCIENCE Oct 30, 2012 | “humeral fracture*” OR “humerus fracture*” OR “shoulder fracture*” and AND’ing it with proximal 402 citations |
| PROQUEST DISSERTATIONS FILE Nov 1, 2012 | “proximal humerus fracture” or “proximal humeral fracture” 20 dissertations |
| SAE Digital Library November, 2012 | humer* |
| TRID November, 2012 | trid.trb.org humer* |