Nonunion of the humeral shaft: About 42 cases in the orthopaedic-traumatology department of the CHU ignace deen in Conakry

Introduction: Nonunion or pseudarthrosis is the leading late complication of humerus shaft fractures. This study's objective was to report our department's experience managing humeral shaft.Patients and Methods: a cross-sectional study with retrospective collection descriptive type lasting ten (10) years from January 2010 December 2020. It focused on files patients hospitalized treated for nonunion shaft.Results: We recorded 42 cases shaft. The average age 20 old, male predominance 66.67% sex ratio two. closed fracture most frequent initial lesion in 88.10%, traditional treatment carried out 73.91% patients. Aseptic found 71.43%, which 38.10% were hypertrophic. Osteosynthesis by screwed plate performed allowing union be obtained 95.24% within an period five months.Conclusion: fractures whose surgical gives satisfactory results.