Rigid fixation as a treatment for hypertrophic non-union.
A series of 17 cases of non-union in which the one common factor in treatment was rigid fixation, resulted in union.
D000328:Adult; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000601:surgery