Comparative study of humerus shaft fracture treated with platting v/s interlocking nail: a study of 250 patients

Dr. Paras Motwani; Dr. Umang shihora

Volume : VI, Issue : I, January - 2016

Comparative study of humerus shaft fracture treated with platting v/s interlocking nail: a study of 250 patients

Dr. Paras Motwani, Dr. Umang Shihora

Abstract :

Introduction: Fractures of the humeral diaphysis comprise approximately 3% of all fractures. The proportion of these fractures being treated conservatively reportedly varies from 33% to 95%. Intramedullary fixation of humeral diaphyseal fractures as well as compression plating or external fixation in open fractures are described. Material & Method: All patients with fractures of shaft of humerus that met the criteria for operative interventions (intramedullary interlocking nailing and dynamic compression plating) presenting to the department of Orthopaedics in the study period and giving informed consent were included in the study. a total of 250 patients, 125 in each group were enrolled. Results & Conclusion: The mean age of the patients in the IMN and PLT groups were 43 years and 44 years respectively and were not significantly different (p= 0.83). The ratios of males: females were 18: 5 and 16:8 in the IMN and PLT group respectively. Intramedullary interlocking nailing is less invasive procedure with advantages of less blood loss as compared to plating hoever dynamic compression plating showed better outcome in our study for fracture shaft of humerus.