Rushpin fixation for midshaft clavicular nonunions: good results in 13/14 cases.

We treated 14 patients having a symptomatic mid-shaft clavicular nonunion with intramedullary Rushpin fixation and autogenous bone grafting. 13 nonunions healed within 4 months. There were no complications related to the operation.

Spontaneous remodeling of the spinal canal after conservative management of thoracolumbar burst fractures.

Study Design: Forty-two conservatively treated patients with a burst fracture of the thoracic, thoracolumbar, or lumbar spine with more than 25% stenosis of the spinal canal were reviewed more than 1 year after injury to investigate spontaneous remodeling of the spinal canal.

Objectives: To investigate the natural development of the changes in the spinal canal after thoracolumbar burst fractures.

Summary Of The Background Data: Surgical removal of bony fragments from the spinal canal may restore the shape of the spinal canal after burst fractures.