title: Staple augmentation to treat a humeral nonunion after failed Seidel locked nailing.
abstract: Seidel locked nailing has been successfully used to treat a humeral shaft fracture or nonunion. However, if union fails despite this treatment, the next approach to try has not been well defined. We, therefore, developed a technique using a staple to enforce the local stability without removing the failed nail. The technique was very simple, and the outcome was always satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure