title: Ilizarov treatment of humeral shaft nonunion in an antiepileptic drug patient with uncontrolled generalized tonic-clonic seizure activity.
abstract: Nonunion of the humeral shaft in patients with antiepileptic drug associated metabolic bone disorder constitute a challenging surgical problem difficult to treat due to seizure activity, osteoporosis, and poor stabilization options. We report a case of nonunion of the humeral shaft in an antiepileptic drug patient with uncontrolled generalized tonic-clonic seizure activity successfully treated with Ilizarov external fixator and a follow-up of 4 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece. mariolyk@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vasileios S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Sioros
authors.forename: Marios G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lykissas
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pafilas
authors.forename: Panayiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koulouvaris
authors.forename: Alexandros N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Mavrodontidis