title: Aseptic nonunion of the humeral shaft.
abstract: A total of 78 cases of aseptic nonunion of the humeral shaft treated at the third division of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute between 1980 and 1997 were evaluated. There was a mean time of 19 months between trauma and definitive treatment. Surgical treatment consisted in osteosynthesis with a plate and bone grafting in 75 cases, and synthesis with screwed bone grafting alone in 3 cases. Consolidation was obtained in 96% of cases. The bone graft used (homo- or autoplastic) encountered complete osteointegration in a maximum time of 8 months. Postoperative motility of the shoulder and elbow were comparable to the preoperative findings.
authors.affiliation: 3a Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pascarella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ponziani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ercolani
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Zinghi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged