Table 1. Medline Search Terms and Combinations to Identify Studies That Achieved the Inclusion Criteria.
Search Terms (n) | Combinations (n) |
---|---|
1. Humeral (12427) | 1 or 2 (21156) |
2. Humerus (14574) | 4 or 5 (16397) |
3. Fracture (129614) | 6 or 7 (572147) |
4. Shaft (12783) | 11 and 8 and 13 and 14 (10) |
5. Diaphysis (3983) | |
6. Randomized (60334) | |
7. Randomized (557091) |