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Journal of Case Reports
Logic Redefined: Unusual Unique Case of Fracture Non – Union Humerus
Aditya Pathak, Ashwin Samant, Sunil Shahane, Chetan Oswal
From the Department of Orthopaedics, Dr RN Cooper Hospital, Vile Parle-West, Mumbai-400056, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Aditya Pathak
Email: acp.ortho@gmail.com
Received: 23-NOV-2013 Accepted: 15-DEC-2013 Published Online: 25-DEC-2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2013.0106
Abstract
Fracture of mid-shaft humerus is a common occurrence. They have been treated with variety of conservative and surgical modalities and yields high rate of union with plate osteosynthesis. Nonunion is a known complication of fracture mid-shaft humerus due to various factors. Repeat surgery, debridement of fracture edges with bone grafting is universally acceptable treatment for fracture mid-shaft humerus non-union. 
Keywords : Fractures, Humerus, Debridement, Bone Plates, Bone Transplantation.
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