Repair of Humeral Shaft Nonunion With Plate and Screw Fixation and Iliac Crest Bone Graft

A 58-year-old woman with a proximal 1/3 humeral shaft nonunion presented 2 years after initial injury. We present a technique for nonunion repair, including nonunion site preparation, direct compression of the fracture site using plate osteosynthesis, and iliac crest bone graft harvest and utilization. The purpose of this video is to review humeral shaft nonunion literature and describe our management technique.

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This article presents a treatment process and technique for nonunion of humeral shaft fracture in a 58-year-old female patient, including preparation of the nonunion site, direct compression of the fracture site using plate osteosynthesis, and iliac crest bone graft harvest and utilization.