The GNS is a safe device with a low rate of intra-operative complications. The evolution of this nail system reduces postoperative complications, thus improving the results at follow-up and confirming that the Gamma3 Nail is a safe and predictable device to fix trochanteric fracture.
The use of plates allows an anatomical fracture reduction, a better control of alignment of humerus and, with a rigid fixation, an early elbow mobilization. The best approach and the best surgical technique depend on the pattern of the fracture of distal humerus.
We believe that humeral diaphyseal fractures should be treated surgically to avoid many complications. Our retrospective analysis indicates that factors that lead to a fixation failure are fracture comminution, open fracture, unstable fixation. The 19 nonunions treated with compression plating and frozen bone graft demonstrated consolidation in almost 90% of the cases.
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