Intramedullary Nail versus Dynamic Compression Plate Fixation in Treating Humeral Shaft Fractures: Grading the Evidence through a Meta-Analysis

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JianXiong Ma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: JianXiong Ma, Dan Xing

Affiliations College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Dan Xing ,

Contributed equally to this work with: JianXiong Ma, Dan Xing

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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XinLong Ma ,

* E-mail: tjmuld@gmail.com (XLM); gaofeng@tju.edu.cn (FG)

Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China, Department of Orthopaedics Institute, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Feng Gao ,

* E-mail: tjmuld@gmail.com (XLM); gaofeng@tju.edu.cn (FG)

Affiliation College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Qiang Wei,

Affiliation College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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HaoBo Jia,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Rui Feng,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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JingTao Yu,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Jie Wang

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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