Staple augmentation to treat a humeral nonunion after failed Seidel locked nailing.
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.
Wu
C C
CC
Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Shih
C H
CH
Chen
W J
WJ
Tai
C L
CL
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