The Seidel humeral locking nail: an anatomical study of the complications from locking screws.
The Seidel locking nail was inserted into the humeri of 20 cadavers. Subsequent dissection showed that the proximal locking screws had damaged the circumflex nerve or biceps tendon in eight of the cases.
Department of Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
P D
PD
Evans
V B
VB
Conboy
E J
EJ
Evans
D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D012782:Shoulder / Q000294:innervation; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000209:etiology*