Dr. Sears presents at the annual AAOS 2018 meeting

Dr. Sears presented his paper entitled "Outcomes Following Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Extraarticular or simple Articular Humerus Fractures in Patients over 75 Years of Age" at the AAOS 2018 Annual Meeting, March 6-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Authored by Ben Sears, M.D. and Armodios Hatzidakis, M.D.

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