Key points Test your knowledge about humerus fractures: Do shaft fractures of the humerus need surgery to heal? Yes This is incorrect. Humeral shaft fractures usually heal with or without surgery. No This is correct. Humeral shaft fractures usually heal with or without surgery. During brace treatment, there is a chance the fracture will heal with a bend. Yes This is correct. The chance of healing with a bend depends on the location and how far the fracture is out of place. No This is incorrect. The chance of healing with a bend depends on the location and how far the fracture is out of place. If I choose to have surgery, there’s a chance I’ll have a complication from the surgery. Yes This is correct. Approximately 10 out of a 100 people experience a complication that is treated with more surgery. No This is incorrect. Approximately 10 out of a 100 people experience a complication that is treated with more surgery. If I choose a brace, I definitely won’t need surgery. Yes This is incorrect. 6 out of 100 people choose surgery later because the fracture is still moving after 4 to 6 weeks in a brace. No This is correct. 6 out of 100 people choose surgery later because the fracture is still moving after 4 to 6 weeks in a brace. If I choose surgery, I can return to sports or heavy work sooner. Yes This is incorrect. The fracture needs 3 months to be ready for heavy lifting, with or without surgery. No This is correct. The fracture needs 3 months to be ready for heavy lifting, with or without surgery. Stop the decision aid Stop the decision aid You have not yet completed the decision aid. Do you really want to leave the decision aid? No Yes, I already found the information I needed Yes, the information is not relevant to me Yes, otherwise... What do you think of the decision aid? Notes × Notes Previous Next × Register U kunt de volgende keer inloggen op www.decisionaid.info/login with this digit code and the password that you created. PIN (Patient Identification Number) Password Re-enter password × Log-in PIN (Patient Identification Number) Password
