title: [Intramedullary nailing with a Rush pin in the treatment of diaphyseal humeral fractures].
abstract: The authors discuss their 20 years of experience in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the humerus with Rush-type intramedullary nailing. The various operative and nonoperative methods for the treatment of this type of fracture are critically analyzed. The results were excellent in 60.5% of the cases, good in 29.6%, and poor in only 9.9%, in which healing was over 4 months late and a hypotrophic callus was present. The advantages of this treatment are as follows: adequate reduction of the fracture, simplicity of execution, good results, and shorter period of immobilization compared to other methods.
authors.affiliation: Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento (C.T.O.) di Milano.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Confalonieri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simonatti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramondetta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Centanni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012074:Remission Induction
vernacular_title: L'inchiodamento endomidollare con infibulo di Rush nel trattamento delle fratture diafisarie di omero.