Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures

Volume: 23 Number: 4 September 11, 2006
  • Emin Alici
  • Serdar Pedukcoskun
  • Nuri Erel
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Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures

Abstract

The treatment of fractures of the humerus shatf produces higher rates of nonunion and radial nerve palsy. Nonoperative treatment prolonges healing and disabilitiy time and occurs joint stiffness and sometimes reducing the bone bay be impossible. Because of these reasons we applied closed transepicondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis an 12 humerus shaft fractures between 1986-1988. 2 of them were female (%17), 10 of them were male (%83) and the range of age was 21-70 (mean age 35.7). 6 of the fractures were oblique (%50), 3 of them were transverse (%25) and the remaining 3 fractures were spiral (%25). The average time from injury to surgery in 10 patients was 6.9 days (range 2-17 days). 2 patients which have pseudoarthrose were treated by the bone plating and the bone grafting twice previously. The patients were operated under the general anesthesia and scopy monitoring. First on the lateral epicondyle was incised 2 cm. and 4 mm. Diameter flexble nail was directed towards caput humeri in the medullary canal. It was made the same procedure for the medial epicondyle. It was important that flexible nails were crossed to each other twice in the medullary canal. Acute fractures healed in 3.5 months and one of the two fractures which have pseudoarthrose healed in 4 months and the other one in 8 months. A butterfly fragment developed during the manuplation in one of the patient with acute fracture but it didn't prevent the healing. The method was evaluated sussesfully despite the less number of patients.

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Emin Alici This is me

Serdar Pedukcoskun This is me

Nuri Erel This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1989 Volume: 23 Number: 4

APA
Alici, E., Pedukcoskun, S., & Erel, N. (2006). Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 23(4), 204-206. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v23i4.1077
AMA
1.Alici E, Pedukcoskun S, Erel N. Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;23(4):204-206. doi:10.3944/aott.v23i4.1077
Chicago
Alici, Emin, Serdar Pedukcoskun, and Nuri Erel. 2006. “Closed Transepiondyler Intramedullary Osteosynthesis of the Humerus Shaft Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 23 (4): 204-6. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v23i4.1077.
EndNote
Alici E, Pedukcoskun S, Erel N (September 1, 2006) Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 23 4 204–206.
IEEE
[1]E. Alici, S. Pedukcoskun, and N. Erel, “Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 204–206, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v23i4.1077.
ISNAD
Alici, Emin - Pedukcoskun, Serdar - Erel, Nuri. “Closed Transepiondyler Intramedullary Osteosynthesis of the Humerus Shaft Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 23/4 (September 1, 2006): 204-206. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v23i4.1077.
JAMA
1.Alici E, Pedukcoskun S, Erel N. Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;23:204–206.
MLA
Alici, Emin, et al. “Closed Transepiondyler Intramedullary Osteosynthesis of the Humerus Shaft Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 23, no. 4, Sept. 2006, pp. 204-6, doi:10.3944/aott.v23i4.1077.
Vancouver
1.Emin Alici, Serdar Pedukcoskun, Nuri Erel. Closed transepiondyler intramedullary osteosynthesis of the humerus shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;23(4):204-6. doi:10.3944/aott.v23i4.1077