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Treatment of humeral shaft non-unions by the Ilizarov method

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Thirty-five humeral shaft non-unions treated by the Ilizarov external fixator were studied after an average of 39 months. Bone union was achieved in all but one. The mean time to union was 5.5 months (range: 3–10 months). Major pin tract problems leading to removal of the Schanz screws occurred in three patients. A radial nerve palsy developed in three patients, two recovered spontaneously and one was treated with a triple tendon transfer.

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Nous avons suivi 35 pseudarthroses de la diaphyse humérale traitées par fixateur d'Ilizarov avec un suivi moyen de 39.2 mois. La consolidation a été obtenue dans tout les cas sauf un. Le temps moyen de consolidation était de 5.5 mois (3–10 mois). Dans trois cas ont été observés des problèmes majeurs nécessitant l'ablation des vis de Schanz. Une paralysie du nerf radial a été noté dans trois cas, avec une récupération spontanée deux fois et traitement par un triple transfert tendineux dans l'autre cas.

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Kocaoğlu, M., Eralp, L. & Tomak, Y. Treatment of humeral shaft non-unions by the Ilizarov method. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 25, 396–400 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640100295

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