Author/Authors :
Inal، Sermet نويسنده Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dumlupinar University,
Kutahya, Turkey , , Inal، Canan نويسنده Department of Anesthesiology, Dumlupinar University,
Kutahya Evliya Celebi Education and Research Hospital, Kutahya,
Turkey , , Taspinar، Betul نويسنده Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Dumlupinar
University, Kutahya, Turkey ,
Abstract :
Although intramedullary nailing (IMN) is used in a reamed or unreamed fashion for treatment of long bone fractures, the locked nails may also be used in the unlocked form if so decided by the orthopedic surgeon. We describe a 50-year-old man who had a shaft fracture of his right humerus. The fracture was treated with a reamed, locked IMN using unlocked technique. The functional outcome 22 months post injury showed that although primary treatment method uses locked IMN in humeral shaft fractures, unlocked IMN can be used in appropriate cases. Less injury risk to the axillary and radial nerve, short period of surgery, and less radiation can be considered as advantages of this technique.
