title: Fracture of an elastic humeral nail. A case report.
abstract: The use of elastic intramedullary nails for the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the humerus has been associated with few complications. We report a fracture of an elastic Marchetti-Vicenzi nail used to treat a pathological fracture of the humerus. The failure of the intramedullary nail followed low-energy trauma and was presumably the end result of metal fatigue, as the original fracture had only healed after 13 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire, U.K. mgsmith@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Elsworth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D004548:Elasticity; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography