Antegrade Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plating for Treatment of Humeral Shaft Fractures Sena Wesam Abo1, Elkhalafy Ahmed Mostafa2,*, Shaheen Mohamed Samir Rashed1, Grace Mina Nabil2 1Orthopedic Surgery Department Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt 2El Helal Hospital, Cairo, Egypt *Corresponding author: Dr. Ahmed Mostafa Elkhalafy Lecturer at Orthopedic Surgery Department, El Helal hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo. Egypt, Email.: dr.ahmedelkhalafy@gmail.com
Online published on 4 April, 2020. Abstract Background Fractures of the humeral shaft are commonly encountered by orthopaedic surgeons, accounting for approximately 3% of all fractures. Objective The present study aims to analyze and compare both the techniques interms of functional and radiological outcome. Method The present prospective study conducted at Al helal hospital between December 2014 to December 2016, compared two groups of patients (n=20, n=20, total n=40) with either DCP or IMN. The results were compared both radiologically and clinically. The functional outcome was assessed using the constant score. Results Our results failed to establish convincingly that either technique is superior to other. Conclusions Nailing and plating have equal functional outcomes in cases with shaft humerus fracture. Top Keywords Trauma, fracture humerus, intramedullary nail. Top |