NITEP is a multicenter Nordic three-arm RCT of 160 patients aged 60 and older with displaced 3- and 4-part proximal humerus fractures. Patients were randomized to collar-cuff with early physiotherapy, locking plate, or hemiarthroplasty. The question was whether either operation beats nonoperative care on DASH at 2 years.
NITEP is a multicenter Nordic three-arm RCT of 160 patients aged 60 and older with displaced 3- and 4-part proximal humerus fractures. Patients were randomized to collar-cuff with early physiotherapy, locking plate, or hemiarthroplasty. The question was whether either operation beats nonoperative care on DASH at 2 years.