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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 74-B, Issue 4, 558-562
Copyright © 1992 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Locked nailing of humeral shaft fractures. Experience in Edinburgh over a two-year period

CM Robinson, KM Bell, CM Court-Brown, and MM McQueen

Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland.

We report the results of locked Seidel nailing for 30 fractures of the humerus. There were frequent technical difficulties at operation especially with the locking mechanisms. Protrusion of the nail above the greater tuberosity occurred in 12 cases, usually due to inadequate locking, and resulted in shoulder pain and poor function. Poor shoulder function was also seen in five patients with no nail protrusion, presumably because of local rotator cuff damage during insertion. Our results suggest that considerable modifications are required to the nail, and possibly to its site of insertion, before its use can be advocated.


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