Staple augmentation to treat a humoral nonunion after failed Seidel locked nailing

C. C. Wu*, Chun-Hsiung Shih, Wen-Jer Chen, C. L. Tai

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Abstract

Seidel locked nailing has been successfully used to treat a humeral shaft fracture or nonunion. However, if union fails despite this treatment, the next approach to try has not been well defined. We, therefore, developed a technique using a staple to enforce the local stability without removing the failed nail. The technique was very simple, and the outcome was always satisfactory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-44
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Volume118
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

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