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. 1992 Jul;74(4):558-62.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.74B4.1624516.

Locked nailing of humeral shaft fractures. Experience in Edinburgh over a two-year period

C M Robinson  1 , K M Bell, C M Court-Brown, M M McQueen
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Locked nailing of humeral shaft fractures. Experience in Edinburgh over a two-year period

C M Robinson et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1992 Jul.

Abstract

We report the results of locked Seidel nailing for 30 fractures of the humerus. There were frequent technical difficulties at operation especially with the locking mechanisms. Protrusion of the nail above the greater tuberosity occurred in 12 cases, usually due to inadequate locking, and resulted in shoulder pain and poor function. Poor shoulder function was also seen in five patients with no nail protrusion, presumably because of local rotator cuff damage during insertion. Our results suggest that considerable modifications are required to the nail, and possibly to its site of insertion, before its use can be advocated.

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  • Locked nailing of fractures.
    Varshneya AK. Varshneya AK. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1993 Jul;75(4):667. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.75B4.8331133. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1993. PMID: 8331133 No abstract available.
  • Locked nailing of humeral fractures.
    Evans PD, Conboy V. Evans PD, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1993 Jan;75(1):165. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.75B1.8421024. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1993. PMID: 8421024 No abstract available.

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