Ilizarov treatment of humeral shaft nonunion in an antiepileptic drug patient with uncontrolled generalized tonic-clonic seizure activity.
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.
Sioros
Vasileios S
VS
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece. mariolyk@yahoo.com.
Lykissas
Marios G
MG
Pafilas
Dimitrios
D
Koulouvaris
Panayiotis
P
Mavrodontidis
Alexandros N
AN