Management of humeral pseudoarthrosis with a minimally invasive technique: A case report
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2015.04.003Keywords:
informes de casos, fractures, ununited/surgery, fracture fixation, internal, bone plates, minimally invasive surgical procedures/methods, case reportsAbstract
Diaphyseal humerus fractures are submitted to multiple forces related to dynamic stress that produces instability. Despite the stress at the fracture site, classical non-surgical management has good results. However, fractures that don’t’t respond well to a non-surgical treatment need a surgical treatment. There are many options to treat the consequences of a humeral pseudoarthrosis, mostly with open reduction and internal fixation with a plate. In this paper we pretend to show a new minimally invasive surgical technique for the management of a patient with humeral delayed union in association with major soft tissue damage.
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