Mahar 2021.
| Methods | Randomised controlled trial: no methods of randomisation described |
| Participants | Setting: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur Size: 100 participants; 50 in LISS group and 50 in RIMN group Recruitment period: 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2020 Baseline characteristics: 65 men, 35 women; 70 participants aged 20–40 years, 30 participants aged 40–60 years; OTA classification A1 64, A2 22, A3 14 Inclusion criteria: aged 20–60 years; fit for surgery with closed fractures AO33A; poly‐trauma without ipsilateral lower limb fractures Exclusion criteria: intra‐articular extensions; old fracture (> 3 weeks); open fractures; associated neurovascular injury; periprosthetic supracondylar femur fracture and any associated ipsilateral fracture of lower limb |
| Interventions | Participants were allocated to either:
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| Outcomes | Schedule: not stated Outcomes: not stated explicitly, but mean time to union, NEERs classification and complications (presence of shoulder pain, superficial infection, delayed union, non‐union, shoulder stiffness and elbow stiffness) presented in manuscript. |
| Notes | Contacted authors for a protocol or ethical approval form to confirm randomisation process. Authors were unable to provide this at this stage. |
AO: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen; LISS: Less Invasive Stabilization System; OTA: Orthopaedic Trauma Association; RIMN: retrograde intramedullary nail.