Failure of Internal Fixation of a Humerus Fracture Resulting From Longitudinal Fissuring A Case Report
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Donegan, Derek J; Zgonis, Miltiadis; Hebela, Nader; Mehta, Samir
- Source
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma; July 2010, Vol. 24 Issue: 7 pe69-e73, 5p
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- ISSN
- 08905339; 15312291
We present the case of failure of internal fixation of a humerus fracture resulting from longitudinal fissuring of the far cortex from linearly placed screws. Our case involves a 60-year-old right hand-dominant male who underwent open reduction and internal fixation of a left midshaft humerus fracture (Orthopaedic Trauma Association Type 12-B2) with an ipsilateral Bado Type I Monteggia fracture after being struck by a motor vehicle while crossing the street. Our patient's fixation subsequently failed, which was found intraoperatively to be caused by a stress riser along the far cortex from linearly place screws.