ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2017
Clinical Outcome of Treatment of Diaphyseal Fractures of Humerus Treated by Titanium Elastic Nails in Adult Age Group.
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- Elastic intramedullary nailing: a viable solution to stabilise adult humeral diaphyseal fractures? A systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Closed Reduction Internal Fixation with Titanium Elastic Nailing System for a Proximal Humerus Shaft Comminuted and Segmental Fracture.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- A comparative analysis of plate fixation versus intramedullary nailing for extra-articular distal humeral shaft fractures.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Humerus Shaft Fracture in Adult Managed with Elastic Nails: A Case Report and Literature Review of Management Options.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Elastic Intramedullary Nails in the Treatment of Multi-Segmental Humeral Fracture in a Polytrauma Patient.Cureus · 2021Article
- TREATMENT OF HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURES: ANTEGRADE INTERLOCKING INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING WITH ADDITIONAL INTERLOCKING NEUTRALIZATION SCREWS THROUGH FRACTURE SITE.Acta clinica Croatica · 2019Article
- Atypical use of pediatric flexible nails in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures in adults.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionHumerus shaft fracture is one of the most common injuries to the musculoskeletal system, which are managed both conservatively and surgically. There are pitfalls, advantages and disadvantages in each method. The individual fracture analysis determines the therapeutic options.
aimTo assess the clinical outcome of treatment of diaphyseal fractures of humerus treated by Titanium elastic nail in adult age group by DASH scoring. MATERIALS AND
methodsIt was a prospective study of 20 cases of diaphyseal fracture of humerus admitted to Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital between October 2014 and September 2015 treated with close reduction and internal fixation with titanium elastic nail. Functional outcome was evaluated using DASH scoring system and radiological outcome was evaluated by serial radiographs. The data was processed with SPSS software version 16.0 (Chicago, inc. USA) and it was summarized in proportion and percentage.
resultsIn our series of 20 patients, 17 were males and three were females. Most of the patients were between 30-50 years of age (mean 38 years). Most common mode of injury, side of involvement, level of fracture and fracture type were road traffic accidents (60%), right side (53.3%) and mid one third (75%), transverse (60%) respectively. So, in 65% of the patients, there was no disability of arm shoulder and hand as DASH score was within normal range and in 15% of the patients the disability was mild to moderate as scoring was slightly higher than normal and in 20% the disability was severe as the DASH score could not be calculated because of non union.
conclusionElastic nail fixation require very minimal soft tissue dissection and being a close reduction, the biology of the fracture is also not disturbed and the chances of nerve injury are much less and as the non union was seen in oblique and spiral fracture type hence it should be used with caution or else other alternative methods of fixation should be used.
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