Fracture of an elastic humeral nail. A case report.
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.
Smith
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MG
Department of Orthopaedics, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire, U.K. mgsmith@doctors.org.uk
Hashmi
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Elsworth
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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