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Review Question - QID 3933

Humeral Shaft Fractures Treatment Nonoperative QID: 3933 (SBQ12TR.18)
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QID 3933 (Type "3933" in App Search)
A 21-year-old male is brought to the emergency department with multiple gun shot wounds. Initial radiographic evaluation discovers a femoral shaft fracture, distal tibia fracture, and the injury shown in Figure A. Figure B shows a single entry wound located at the left distal humerus. Systemic injuries include multiple abdominal bullet wounds with associated intra-abdominal free fluid. Using the 'damage-control' approach to orthopaedic trauma, what would be the best initial management for the injury seen in Figure A?
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