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Inclusion criteria were studies that compared dual versus single plate fixation for humerus fractures.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Outcomes included risk of nonunion, risk of total complications, and time until union after surgery. A random effects meta-analysis was done using risk ratio (RR) or unstandardized mean difference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Thirteen moderate quality retrospective studies were included out of 211 articles retrieved. Patients (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009788; 47.8% male) had an average age of 50.4\u2009\u00b1\u200914.2\u00a0years and an average follow-up time of 18.1\u2009\u00b1\u200914.4\u00a0months with 378 patients (48.0%) receiving dual plate fixation and 410 patients (52.0%) receiving single plate fixation for humerus fracture (38.4% distal humerus; 61.7% humeral shaft). There was no statistically significant difference in risk of nonunion between dual and single plate fixation groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.502; RR: 0.99; 5.0% vs.7.3%). For subgroup analysis by location, there was no statistically significant difference in risk of nonunion for distal humerus fractures or humeral shaft fractures, by surgical indication for risk of nonunion for primary fracture or nonunion, or by surgical indication for time until union for primary fracture or nonunion. 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