Combined Transosseous Osteosynthesis of Fracture of Humerus Diaphysis in Case of Reparative Process Disorder (Clinical Observation)

Abstract

The treatment of the consequences of diaphyseal fractures of the humerus, despite the emergence of modern effective methods of internal osteosynthesis, has not lost its relevance. Transosseous osteosynthesis remains the method of choice in the treatment of pseudoarthrosis and delayed consolidating fractures of the humerus. The experience we have accumulated in the use of external fixation devices in the treatment of fractures, based on the use of the method of unified designation of transosseous osteosynthesis, made it possible to systematize and describe the surgical technique of combined transosseous osteosynthesis in the treatment of fractures of the humerus diaphysis with impaired reparative processes in combination with longitudinal corticotomy of the pseudarthrosis zone, and evaluate its effectiveness. The article presents a case of successful surgical treatment of a patient with a pseudarthrosis of the humerus diaphysis by the method of combined transosseous osteosynthesis in combination with longitudinal corticotomy of the pseudarthrosis zone. A description of the technique of transosseous osteosynthesis is given. The presented clinical case shows that the use of combined transosseous osteosynthesis, taking into account the method of unified designation of transosseous osteosynthesis, makes it possible not only to determine the optimal arrangement of the apparatus and the positions of the transosseous elements, but also to use this method to determine the optimal area for performing longitudinal corticotomy.

Keywords

• transosseous osteosynthesis
• shoulder joint
• fracture of humerus diaphysis
• surgical treatment