title: Presentation of a Humeral Shaft Fracture Treated by Locked Intramedullary Nailing With Unlocked Technique.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although intramedullary nailing (IMN) is used in a reamed or unreamed fashion for treatment of long bone fractures, the locked nails may also be used in the unlocked form if so decided by the orthopedic surgeon.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a 50-year-old man who had a shaft fracture of his right humerus. The fracture was treated with a reamed, locked IMN using unlocked technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The functional outcome 22 months post injury showed that although primary treatment method uses locked IMN in humeral shaft fractures, unlocked IMN can be used in appropriate cases. Less injury risk to the axillary and radial nerve, short period of surgery, and less radiation can be considered as advantages of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sermet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inal
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya Evliya Celebi Education and Research Hospital, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Inal
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taspinar
keywords: Bone Screw; Humerus; Intramedullary Nailing