The Marchetti-Vicenzi elastic nail was used in the osteosynthesis of 15 diaphyseal or metadiaphyseal fractures of the humerus, 14 cases achieved consolidation, 1 resulted in nonunion. Surgical approach was always distal, transtricipital and the nail was always locked distally. In the cases that healed, the mean radiographic consolidation time was 90 days. There were no immediate postoperative complications.
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