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Abstract
The Russell-Taylor intramedullary interlocking nail has been used on 39 patients with
fractures that occurred at various levels of the humerus. Thirty patients had acute
fractures and nine had pathological fractures. Twenty-five patients with acute fractures
were re-examined after their fractures had united and assessed according to Neer's
classification of shoulder function. Twenty-two (88 per cent) had excellent and satisfactory
shoulder function. Pain relief was achieved in all pathological fractures. Shoulder
pain encountered in a few patients in this series, where nailing was performed by
the antegrade route, was mainly due to problems associated with the proximal interlocking
screw.
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Accepted:
May 5,
1994
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© 1994 Published by Elsevier Inc.