title: [Considerations concerning the treatment of pseudarthrosis of the humerus].
abstract: A humeral shaft fracture results in a nonunion in less than 10% of cases, regardless of the technique used. The treatment of such cases must be different from the initial treatment. In a pseudarthrosis of the medial shaft of the humerus with a transverse or short oblique line, a suitable procedure is medullary filling with Hackethal nails or a Küntscher nail. If the fracture line is long and oblique, spiral, fragmented or distant from the narrow part of the humeral shaft, a modified interlocking intramedullary nail is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Deux Alice, Département Orthopédie-Traumatologie, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Beguin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plenevaux
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poilvache
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Considérations à propos du traitement des pseudarthroses de l'humérus.