MANAGEMENT OF NONUNION OF FRACTURES BY DISTRACTION WITH CORRECTION OF ANGULATION AND SHORTENING
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 78-B (1) , 105-109
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.78b1.0780105
Abstract
We present a series of ten hypertrophic nonunions in which bony alignment and length were restored and union induced by external fixation and callus distraction. The mean length gained was 3.5 cm (1 to 6) and the mean angular correction was 13.5° (0 to 40). The mean treatment time was 10.2 months (3 to 15) and mean follow-up was 40 months (6 to 71). There have been no refractures or loss of correction or length. The technique of callus distraction at a site of hypertrophic nonunion can correct shortening and angulation as well as induce bony union. No extra equipment is needed beyond readily-available external fixation systems.Keywords
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