Author/Authors :
Vilaca Junior، Paulo Roberto نويسنده Shoulder and Elbow Group, Beneficent Association Nossa
Senhora do Pari/ Pari Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil , , Filho، Americo Zoppi نويسنده Shoulder and Elbow Group, Beneficent Association Nossa
Senhora do Pari/ Pari Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil , , Moshiri، Farshid نويسنده Necker Hospital, Paris, France ,
Abstract :
Introduction Humeral nonunion is a condition resulting from lack
of healing at the fracture site often associated with alteration of the
local biological potential. Case Presentation A 38-year-old male
patient, who had a fracture in the left humerus caused by a fall 8
months earlier was presented. He was treated non-operatively with
Sarmiento brace. Conclusions The present study introduced a new
minimally invasive bridge-plate technique for treatment of humeral shaft
nonunion that avoids wide dissection, radial nerve isolation and
periosteum stripping. It is a safe procedure, which led to bone healing
and good results in a patient with atrophic humeral shaft nonunion.
