Reconstruction of the humerus with an intramedullary fibular graft. A clinical and biomechanical study.

نویسندگان

  • T W Wright
  • G J Miller
  • R A Vander Griend
  • D Wheeler
  • P C Dell
چکیده

Nine patients with nonunited humeral shaft fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation with an intramedullary fibular bone graft and a compression plate. Fixation of the screws was enhanced by passing them through the fibula as well as the two humeral cortices (quadricortical fixation). Eight of the nine fractures united at an average of 3.5 months. Tests on cadaver bones showed that quadricortical fixation was as strong as methylmethacrylate augmentation and significantly better than bicortical fixation.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume

دوره 75 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1993