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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 85-B, Issue 1 | Pages 74 - 77
1 Jan 2003
Simonis RB Nuñez VA Khaleel A

Between 1993 and 2000 we treated 14 patients with nonunion of fractures of the distal humerus; 11 had already had previous fixation which had failed. The mean time to surgery was 21 months after injury. All the fractures were very low which made it difficult to obtain a firm hold of the small distal fragment. The problem of fixation was addressed by inserting a Coventry infant hip screw into the humeral condyles. The screw has a thread of wide diameter which gives excellent purchase on the small distal fragment. The condyles can then be compressed on to the humeral shaft using a 4.5 mm narrow tibial dynamic plate. Of these 14 difficult cases of nonunion, 12 progressed to union.