Publications by authors named "A Abene"
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the acute bone grafting of diaphyseal forearm fractures decreases the incidence of nonunion and reduces the time to union. Although the traditional treatment of comminuted radius and/or ulnar shaft fractures involves bone graft, a recent report called into question this practice.
Patients: A database search was used to identify all acute diaphyseal forearm fractures presenting to an urban Level I trauma center between 1988 and 1996.