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| Year : 2006 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 183-184 |
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Retrograde interlocking nailing in diaphyseal fractures of humerus
RK Goyal, Harish Chandra, KK Pruthi, A Kumar
Department of Orthopaedics, SN Medical College, Agra, India
Correspondence Address:
R K Goyal
51, Gajanan Nagar, Kothi Meena Bazar, Shahganj, AGRA-282 010
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.34489
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Background : Retrograde interlocking nailing for humeral fracture is technically difficult but has advantage of sparing the involvement of rotator cuff and subacromial bursa.
Methods : A total number of 12 cases (9 closed, 3 compound - Grade I and II), having diaphyseal fractures of upper (3 cases) and middle third (9 cases ) of humures were treated by retrograde interlocking nailing. Out of 12 cases, 11 were fresh and 1 was old fractures. Cases were followed up for 3 year.
Results : Excellent results were seen in 8, good in 3 and fair in one case ( delayed union). One case developed elbow stiffness, whereas none developed shoulder stiffness.
Conclusions : Apart from the overall advantages of conventional locked nailing technique, retrograde locked nailing has additional advantage of sparing the rotator cuff and subacromial bursa, thus prerserving the shoulder functions. |
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