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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug;20(3):e19452.
doi: 10.5812/traumamon.19452v2. Epub 2015 Aug 1.

Presentation of a Humeral Shaft Fracture Treated by Locked Intramedullary Nailing With Unlocked Technique

Sermet Inal  1 , Canan Inal  2 , Betul Taspinar  3
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Case Reports

Presentation of a Humeral Shaft Fracture Treated by Locked Intramedullary Nailing With Unlocked Technique

Sermet Inal et al. Trauma Mon. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Introduction: 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.

Case presentation: 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.

Keywords: Bone Screw; Humerus; Intramedullary Nailing.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. X-Ray Demonstrating the Transvers- Oblique Fracture Pattern of the Humeral Shaft
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. X-Ray Demonstrating the Union of Fracture at the 22 Month of the Injury
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. The Graph of Patient’s Improvement During the Follow Up
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