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Injury ; 49 Suppl 4: S43-S47, 2018 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30526949

ABSTRACT

Nonunion of the humeral shaft occurs in 2%-10% of nonsurgically treated fractures and in up to 15% of fractures treated by primary open reduction and internal fixation. Gunshot humerus shaft fractures are a frequent type of injury; the degree of comminution and bone loss, as well as soft tissue disruption may influence the healing process, causing major sequelae with loss of function. Here we describe a 30 years old midshaft nonunion of the humerus, that occurred in a young woman after a gunshot. She was initially treated with hanging cast with definitive nonunion and secondary loss of limb function. After 30 years, careful management of the non union fracture ends, locked intramedullary nailing and bone grafting harvested from the femoral canal using the Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) system led to union with recovery of limb function.


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Bone Transplantation , Fracture Healing/physiology , Fractures, Ununited/surgery , Humeral Fractures/surgery , Recovery of Function/physiology , Wounds, Gunshot/surgery , Aged , Bone Nails , Bone Plates , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Fractures, Ununited/physiopathology , Humans , Humeral Fractures/physiopathology , Quality of Life , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , Wounds, Gunshot/complications , Wounds, Gunshot/physiopathology
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