RESULTS OF HUMERUS INTERLOCKING NAILS IN FRACTURE SHAFT HUMERUS

Dr.Saurabh Patel; Dr. Akash Makadia

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2016

RESULTS OF HUMERUS INTERLOCKING NAILS IN FRACTURE SHAFT HUMERUS

Dr. Saurabh Patel, Dr. Akash Makadia

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION Fractures of the shaft of humerus have been treated conservatively since ages, withgood results. Sir John Charnley in his treatise “ The closed treatment ofcommon fractures “ even states “ it is perhaps one of the easiest major long bone fractures to treat by conservative methods.” Surgeons are now trying to balance the disadvantage of conservative and operative management by minimal surgical intervention(biological fixation by closed intramedullary nailing). Rotatory and torsional stability and alignment are most reliably achieved by transverse locking screws at each end, thus allowing early mobilization and its obvious advantages. Page 3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To study the results of fixation of the fractures of the shaft of humerus by rigid interlocking intramedullary nailing