[Surgical management of isolated fractures of the ulnar shaft]. 2002

M Boussouga, and N Bousselmame, and K Lazrek, and H Taobane
Service de Traumatologie-Orthopédie I, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohamed V-Rabat, Maroc.

Between 1997 and 2001, 40 isolated fractures of the shaft of the ulna were treated by internal fixation and were followed until healing. The mean age was 27 years. Twenty six were treated by open reduction and plate fixation (group I), and 14 by closed intramedullary pinning (group II). Most complications were secondary to technical defects and occurred in the first group, with nonunion in 7.7% of cases; complications in the second group were minimal. The authors used Oestern and Tscherne's criteria for their evaluation; good results were noted in 86% in the first group, and in 93% in the second. Surgical management of isolated ulnar shaft fracture using intramedullary pinning or AO plate fixation (1/2 tube or 1/3 tube), appear to provide comparable results, provided the technique was correct.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010027 Osteotomy The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed) Osteotomies
D001860 Bone Plates Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999) Bone Plate,Plate, Bone,Plates, Bone
D005260 Female Females
D005593 Fracture Fixation, Internal The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014458 Ulna Fractures Fractures of the larger bone of the forearm. Fracture, Ulna,Fractures, Ulna,Ulna Fracture

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