title: Locked intramedullary nailing in the treatment of non-union following humeral shaft fractures. Cases study.
abstract: The paper presents an analysis of cases of treatment of humeral shaft fracture non-union following operative treatment. Non-union was treated by locked intramedullary nailing in all patients. Bone destruction at the fracture site is an indication for using bone grafts. In our opinion autologous bone marrow injection to the fracture site is an effective method of bone union stimulation, and this non-invasive procedure may be repeated several times. Stable osteosynthesis promotes callus formation and remodeling, and enables early rehabilitation.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, Medical University of Silesia, St. Barbara Regional Specialised Hospital No. 5 in Sosnowiec, Poland. pjotka@poczta.onet.pl
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Wójcik
authors: Roman
authors: R
authors: Nowak
authors: Damian
authors: D
authors: Polak
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Bielecki
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome