Intramedullary nailing of humeral shaft fractures.
From 1996 until 2000 we treated 52 humeral shaft fractures with AO unreamed nailing. Mean patient age was 35.8 years and the average follow-up 29.6 months. There were 31 type A fractures, 15 type B, and 6 type C. Closed retrograde nailing was performed in 46 cases and open nailing in six. Functional results were excellent in 48 cases, moderate in three, and poor in one.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital del Trabajador, Concepción, Chile. edgardo.sanzana@surnet.cl
E S
ES
Sanzana
R E
RE
Dümmer
J P
JP
Castro
E A
EA
Díaz
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome