At presentation |
This 58 year old lady had a fracture of the distal humerus (close to elbow) about 6 years back. She had already been operated twice for the fracture, once with the plate and second time the intra-medullary Ender’s nails were introduced supplementing the plate with bone grafting. She had pain at the fracture site and restriction of elbow movements. |
At presentation |
The x-rays showed the fracture was not united. The screws were coming out and the Ender’s nails were broken (red arrow). |
2 days post surgery |
The broken and loose implants were removed, the fracture ends were freshened and fixation of both the medial and lateral pillars was done using locked plates. The movements of elbow 2 days after surgery. |
6 months post surgery |
The fracture healed well without any complications or bone grafting. |
9 months - function |
The movements at the elbow and excellent functional recovery |
1year - function |
The function continues to improve at 1 year. |