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Fracture nonunion

Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
A fracture that lasts for a minimum of nine months without signs of healing for three months is the standard description of nonunion. Plethora of literatures highlights the determinants that increase the risk of nonunion as infections, older age, diabetes, anti-inflammatory drugs, use of tobacco/nicotine, open/compound fracture, low vitamin-D ...
Pragadeesh Palaniappan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann   +1 more
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Nonunion of the mandible [PDF]

The Laryngoscope, 1976
AbstractNonunion of the mandible was evaluated over a five‐year period (1968–1973). Fourteen cases were noted out of 577 mandibular fractures for an incidence of 2.4 percent.Causes of the complications were determined by a careful review of the poorly healing and successfully treated cases of mandibular fracture.
R H, Mathog, L R, Boies
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The Incidence of and Demographic Disparities Among Fifth Metatarsal Fracture Nonunions [PDF]

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific), 2022
Aim: This study aimed to assess the incidence and demographics of fifth metatarsal (5MT) fractures, as well as the association of these factors with nonunion rates.
Alexandra Flaherty, Bardiya Akhbari, Hamid Ghaednia, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, Lorena Bejarano-Pineda   +4 more
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Tibia shaft fractures: costly burden of nonunions

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2013
Background Tibia shaft fractures (TSF) are common for men and women and cause substantial morbidity, healthcare use, and costs. The impact of nonunions on healthcare use and costs is poorly described.
Antonova Evgeniya, Le T, Burge Russel, Mershon John   +3 more
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Treatment Outcomes of Lesser Tuberosity Osteotomy Nonunion After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty, 2018
Introduction Lesser tuberosity osteotomy (LTO) during anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty has a 13% nonunion rate. Treatment for LTO nonunion is controversial and poorly described in the literature.
Zachary J Bloom MD, Cesar D Lopez, BA, Stephen P Maier MD, Brian B Shiu MD, Djuro Petkovic MD, William N Levine MD, Charles M Jobin MD   +6 more
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Results of nonvascular fibula grafting with osteosynthesis in neglected fracture neck of femur

Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, 2014
Neglected fracture neck of femur is a challenging condition to treat. Preservation of the head of femur is desirable in young patients. Various options include osteosynthesis, osteotomy combined with or without vascular or non-vascular bone grafting.
Nirmal Chandra Mohapatra, Gunjar Jain, Tapas Kumar Panigrahi   +2 more
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Rates of Nonunion for Different Joints after Foot And Ankle Surgery: A Review of 2301 Fusions

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2019
Category: Ankle, Ankle Arthritis, Hindfoot, Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Nonunion after fusion results in ongoing pain and a request for repeat surgery in many patients. Nonunion is therefore a failure of the primary surgery.
Alastair S.E. Younger MB ChB FRCSC, Andrea Veljkovic MD, MPH, FRCSC, Kevin Wing MD, FRCSC, Murray J. Penner MD, FRCSC, Hong Qian PhD, Hubert Wong PhD   +5 more
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Treatment of nonunions of the humeral shaft with nonvascularized fibular strut allograft: postoperative outcomes and review of a surgical technique

JSES International, 2020
Hypothesis: Persistent humeral shaft nonunions result in continued pain and disability of the affected arm and are difficult to treat even with several surgical procedures and locked plating.
Leslie A. Fink Barnes, MD, Daniel F.H. Ruig, MD, Christina E. Freibott, MPH, Rebecca Rajfer, MD, Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD   +4 more
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Femoral diaphyseal fractures in young adults: Predictors of complications

Archives of Trauma Research, 2017
Background: Intramedullary nailing is an accepted method of management for femoral diaphyseal fractures. There are, however, risks associated with surgery such as nonunion, infection, and venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Nicholas David Clement, Nick J. A. Beresford-Cleary, A. Hamish R. W. Simpson   +2 more
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Factors associated with failure of humerus nonunion surgery in patients with initial nonoperative management

OTA International
. Objectives:. To describe operative results after humerus nonunion surgery in patients whose initial humerus shaft fracture (OTA/AO code 12) was treated nonoperatively and to identify risk factors of nonunion surgery failure in the same population ...
Alexander Hysong, MD, Noah Harrison, MD, Samuel Posey, MD, Ziqing Yu, MS, Andrew T. Chen, MD, Patrick Pallitto, MD, Joseph R. Hsu, MD, William Obremskey, MD, Evidence-Based Musculoskeletal Injury and Trauma Collaborative (EMIT), Hassan Mir, MD, Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, Ishani Sharma, MD, MBA, Jenna Jones, Med, Luke A. Lopas, MD, Hassan Farooq, MD, Robert D. Zura, MD, Alexander Padovano, MD, Nathaniel Koutlas, MD, Steve Hemmerly, BS, Elsa Rodriguez, MD, Daniel E. Pereira, MD, Sharon Babcock, MD, Gabriel James Sowards, BS, Martha Holden, AAS, AA, Anna N. Miller, MD, Marc Schatz, MD, Jessica Rivera, MD, PhD, Katrina Bang, MD, Kamryn King, BS, Zachery Hong, BA, Jarrod Dumpe, MD, Gabriella Lea Stribling, BS, Merritt John Thompson, MD, Tracy Johns, MSN, RN-BC, Rachel Seymour, PhD, Susan Odum, PhD, Stephen Sims, MD, Olivia Rice, MD, Ainsley Bloomer, MD, Katheryn Peterson, BSPH, Amber Stanley, BSPH, Mario Cuadra, MD, Gisele Bailey, MS, Matthew Braswell, MD, Landon Bulloch, MD, William Haynes, MD, Josef Jolissaint, MD, Julia Mastracci, MD, Andrew Wohler, MD, Eddie Komie Afetse, BS, BA, Cara Girardi, Juliette Sweeney, BS, Benjamin Averkamp, MD, Meghan Wally, PhD, Madhav Karunakar, MD, Kevin Phelps, MD, Laurence Kempton, MD, Christine Churchill, MA, CCRP, David Macknet, MD, Hannah Pollock, BS, Rodney Arthur, MS, Samuel Cohen-Tanugi, Isaac Boateng, James Michael Ruth, BS, Joseph Michalski, MD, Anna Hemminger, BS, Kathryn Leighty, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, MD, Thea Lance, BA, William Hunter Waddell, MD, Andres Fidel Moreno Diaz, MD, Joseph Gutbrod, BS, Christopher G. Herbosa, BS   +72 more
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