title: Fractures of the humerus treated by elastic nailing.
abstract: The Marchetti-Vicenzi elastic nail was used in the osteosynthesis of 15 diaphyseal or metadiaphyseal fractures of the humerus, 14 cases achieved consolidation, 1 resulted in nonunion. Surgical approach was always distal, transtricipital and the nail was always locked distally. In the cases that healed, the mean radiographic consolidation time was 90 days. There were no immediate postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: 3a Divione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Istituto Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ponziani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pascarella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barchetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palumbi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magnani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors