Tratamento das pseudoartroses da diafise umeral pelo metodo de Ilizarov

SUMMARY Treatment of humeral diaphysis non-union using Ilizarov method Twenty-five patients aged 17 to 74 years (mean age 43.9) were treated for humerus non-unions (10 infected, 15 noninfected) by the Ilizarov technique. Union was achieved in all but one case. Mean time to union was 9.08 months. The authors discuss the indications, surgical planning, surgical technique, and the post-operative methods. Results were classified as good, fair, and poor, although they were, for the purposes of strict statistical analysis, grouped into 18 satisfactory (good), and 7 unsatisfactory (fair and poor) cases. Prior surgery and the presence of infection are factors that altered the final result. The good results achieved with the Ilizarov technique established this procedure as a good option of treatment. INTRODUCAO