TY - JOUR T1 - A Study of the Functional Outcome of Retrograde Ender's Nail for Humeral Shaft Fractures in Adults AU - Moradiya, Niravkumar AU - Vaghela, Hardik AU - Patel, Devansh AU - Desai, Dhruvam JO - Research Journal of Medical Sciences VL - 18 IS - 11 SP - 587 EP - 590 PY - 2024 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-9346 DO - makrjms.2024.11.587.590 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=makrjms.2024.11.587.590 KW - Functional outcomes of retrograde ender's nail KW - shoulder and elbow joint AB -

To study the functional outcomes of retrograde ender's nail for humeral Shaft fractures in adults. 35 consenting adult patients were operated for retrograde enders nailing for shaft humerus fractures and followed up over period of 15 months. ASES Score was used to evaluate functional outcome. 24 patients had sound union in <18 weeks, 4 patients had sound union by up to 22 weeks, 6 patients had union delayed >22 weeks, 1 patient showed non union of the fracture. 32 patients recovered full range of motion of shoulder and elbow joint while 3 patients recovered good range of motion. As per ASES Score, 24 patients had excellent, 6 had good, 4 had fair and 1 had poor functional Outcome. Retrograde ender’s nailing yielded excellent results, enhancing patient mobility, reducing pain and improving quality of life. It provides distinct advantage by requiring minimal soft tissue handling, by being a closed procedure, showing low rates of radial nerve palsies and infections, having low cost to patients and requires minimal operative instrumentation and less surgical skill.

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