title: [Experiences with conservative therapy of humerus shaft fractures].
abstract: A well proved method for the conservative treatment of fractures of the humeral shaft is clearly shown by words and pictures. A study of 36 own cases during the years 1985 up to 90 informs on the problems of conservative treatment of these fractures. Even if there is a perfect primary reposition, impossibility of proper retention in the plaster cast may lead to post-primary osteosyntheses (2 cases in 36). Despite correct conservative treatment there are always delayed unions in a certain percentage (6 cases in 34), which you can't recognize before 3 months after injury, but then should bring them to operative treatment. There is quite a high number of pseudarthroses (4 cases in 32). It is still unclear, which type of fracture and which type of patient is going to build up a pseudarthrosis. In conservative treatment, the most important thing is--compared to operative treatment--a very closed and carefully observing aftercare.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädische Chirurgie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herkert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruflin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Erfahrungen mit konservativer Therapie bei Humerus-Schaft-Frakturen.