Uninfected nonunion of the humeral diaphyses: review of 21 patients treated with shingling, compression plate, and autologous bone graft

Bernard De Dompsure, Régis; Peter, Robin; Hoffmeyer, Pierre

doi:10.1016/j.rcot.2010.02.003

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English

Uninfected nonunion of the humeral diaphyses: review of 21 patients treated with shingling, compression plate, and autologous bone graft

ContributorsBernard De Dompsure, Régis; Peter, Robin; Hoffmeyer, Pierre

Published inOrthopaedics & traumatology: surgery & research, vol. 96, no. 2, p. 139-146

Publication date2010

Abstract

Controversy continues around selecting the best strategy for managing nonunions of the humeral diaphysis. The objective of this retrospective study was to analyse the results of management of this complication using a uniform surgical technique.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Plates
Bone Transplantation
External Fixators
Female
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Fractures, Open/surgery
Fractures, Ununited/radiography/surgery
Humans
Humeral Fractures/radiography/surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research group

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BERNARD DE DOMPSURE, Régis, PETER, Robin, HOFFMEYER, Pierre. Uninfected nonunion of the humeral diaphyses: review of 21 patients treated with shingling, compression plate, and autologous bone graft. In: Orthopaedics & traumatology: surgery & research, 2010, vol. 96, n° 2, p. 139–146. doi: 10.1016/j.rcot.2010.02.003

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PID : unige:30432
DOI : 10.1016/j.rcot.2010.02.003
PMID : 20417912

ISSN of the journal1877-0568

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Uninfected nonunion of the humeral diaphyses: review of 21 patients treated with shingling, compression plate, and autologous bone graft

Controversy continues around selecting the best strategy for managing nonunions of the humeral diaphysis. The objective of this retrospective study was to analyse the results of management of this complication using a uniform surgical technique.

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