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Treatment of nonunion around the olecranon fossa of the humerus by intramedullary locked nailing

2000; British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery; Volume: 82-B; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1302/0301-620x.82b3.0820332

2044-5377

Odathurai N. Paramasivan, D. Younge, R. Pant,

Shoulder Injury and Treatment

Nonunion of fractures of the olecranon fossa of the humerus presents a difficult surgical problem. The distal fragment is usually small and osteoporotic and stable fixation is not easy to achieve. We describe a modification of the technique of locked nailing by which the distal aspect of the nail is placed in the subchondral region of the trochlea. Good results were obtained in seven out of eight patients with this technique.