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- Humeral shaft non-union is a common issue with significant clinical consequences, but current management lacks a standardized approach.
- The study hypothesizes that analyzing 15 years of cases could lead to a clear decision-making strategy focused on the main causes: internal fixation failure and infection.
- A retrospective review of 61 patients revealed a 90% consolidation rate, highlighting the importance of screening for infections and mechanical stability issues in developing successful treatment plans.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Humeral shaft non-union is frequent, with severe clinical impact. Management, however, is poorly codified and there is no clear decision-tree.
Hypothesis: Analyzing our experience over the last 15years could enable a reproducible strategy to be drawn up, with a decision-tree based on the 2 main causes: failure of internal fixation, and infection.
Material And Method: Sixty-one patients were included in a retrospective cohort, with a mean 94 months' follow-p. The treatment strategy was based on screening first for infection then for mechanical stability deficit in case of prior internal fixation. Any fixation revision was associated to cancellous autograft. In case of suspected or proven infection, 2-stage treatment was implemented. In case of primary non-operative treatment, the strategy was based on the non-union risk on the Non-Union Scoring System (NUSS), with internal fixation and possible graft.
Results: There were 6 failures, for a consolidation rate of 90%; excluding patients not managed according to the study protocol, the consolidation rate was 95%. There was 1 case of spontaneously resolving postoperative radial palsy, and 3 patients required surgical revision.
Discussion: The present strategy achieved consolidation in most cases, providing the surgeon with a decision-tree for these patients. Infectious etiologies are often overlooked and should be a focus of screening.
Level Of Evidence: IV, retrospective or historical series.
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