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- Augmentation Plate Fixation for the Management of Long-bone Nonunion after Intramedullary Nailing
- Kee Haeng Lee, Hyoung Min Kim, Chan Woong Moon, Youn Soo Kim, Won Sik Nam
- J Korean Fract Soc 2004;17(3):265-270. Published online July 31, 2004
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2004.17.3.265
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Abstract
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The aims of this study were to determine the effectiveness of the treatment using augmentation plate fixation for nonunion of long bone fracture after interlocking intramedullary nailing MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirteen patients with nonunion of the long bone fracture after interlocking intramedullary nailing who underwent augmentation plate fixation were evaluated; followed up for more than 1 years. We evaluated five patients with nonunion of the humerus, three of the tibia and five of the femur. Twelve of thirteen patients were carried out autogenous cancellous bone graft and augmentation plate fixation was performed without removal of intramedullary nail for all patients.
RESULTS
For the cause of nonunion, seven patients were by iatrogenic factors such as insecure fixaton and six patients were by fracture itself such as severe comminution and open fracture. Bone union was achieved in thirteen patients all and the average bony union time was 4.2 months (ranged from 3 to 5.5 months) for the humerus, 6.4 months (ranged from 4 to 8.5 months) for the tibia and 7.3 months (ranged from 5.5 to 9 months) for the femur. There were no complications such as reoperation, infection or plate failure.
CONCLUSION
TAugmentation plate fixation is effective treatment option for the management of long bone fracture nonunion after intramedullary nailing. -
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- Augmentation Plate Fixation for the Treatment of Femoral and Tibial Nonunion After Intramedullary Nailing
Ali Birjandinejad, Mohammad H. Ebrahimzadeh, Hosein Ahmadzadeh-Chabock
Orthopedics.2009; 32(6): 409. CrossRef - The Comparison of LC-DCP versus LCP Fixation in the Plate Augmentation for the Nonunion of Femur Shaft Fractures after Intramedullary Nail Fixation
Se Dong Kim, Oog Jin Sohn, Byung Hoon Kwack
Journal of the Korean Fracture Society.2008; 21(2): 117. CrossRef
- Augmentation Plate Fixation for the Treatment of Femoral and Tibial Nonunion After Intramedullary Nailing
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