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Interlocking nailing of humeral shaft fractures

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Journal of Orthopaedic Science

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In this retrospective study 48 humeral shaft fractures in 48 patients were operated on using the Seidel interlocking nail. The length of follow-up ranged from 6 to 60 months (median, 26 months). The treatment of fractures was satisfactory with the Seidel nail, but we emphasize the importance of countersinking the tip of the nail into the humeral head to avoid impingement. In 5 of 12 patients with non-unions, the procedure failed, and we found that the distal locking seemed to be inadequate. Pathological fractures (i.e., those caused by metastatic tumors) were all efficiently treated with the Seidel nail.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark, , , , , , DK

    N. O. B. Thomsen & U. Jørgensen

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, , , , , , DK

    J. B. Mikkelsen

  3. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark, , , , , , DK

    R. N. Svendsen & C. H. Jensen

  4. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark, , , , , , DK

    N. Skovgaard

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  1. N. O. B. Thomsen
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Received for publication on Sept. 30, 1997; accepted on Feb. 2, 1998

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Thomsen, N., Mikkelsen, J., Svendsen, R. et al. Interlocking nailing of humeral shaft fractures. J Orthop Sci 3, 199–203 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007760050042

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