Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	17305
Country	United States

Received	2015-02-28 09:45
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-02 18:14
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-06-23 18:02
Revised	2015-07-16 13:51
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2015-09-15 15:42
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-17 19:14
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-09-28 17:58
Articles in Press	2015-09-28 17:58
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-10-21 07:22
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-11-12 08:20

ISSN	2218-5836 (online)
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Operative vs non-operative management of displaced proximal humeral fractures in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Santa Rabi, Nathan Evaniew, Sheila A Sprague, Mohit Bhandari and Gerard P Slobogean
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Canada research chair to Dr. Bhandari(In part) Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute to Dr. Slobogean(In part)
Corresponding Author	Gerard P Slobogean, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Suite 300, 110 S. Paca Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. gslobogean@umoa.umm.edu
Key Words	Proximal humerus fracture; Operative treatment; Non-operative treatment; Outcomes; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	Our systematic review and meta-analysis found a lack of high quality evidence to determine the effects of operative vs non-operative treatment on patient-important outcomes among elderly patients with three- or four-part proximal humeral fractures. There is moderate quality evidence to suggest that there is no difference in functional outcomes between the two treatments.
Publish Date	2015-11-12 08:20
Citation	Rabi S, Evaniew N, Sprague SA, Bhandari M, Slobogean GP. Operative vs non-operative management of displaced proximal humeral fractures in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. World J Orthop 2015; 6(10): 838-846
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v6/i10/838.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v6.i10.838

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Peer-review Report	17305-Peer-review(s).pdf
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Scientific Misconduct Check	17305-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
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