[Intramedullary nailing with a Rush pin in the treatment of diaphyseal humeral fractures].

The authors discuss their 20 years of experience in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the humerus with Rush-type intramedullary nailing. The various operative and nonoperative methods for the treatment of this type of fracture are critically analyzed. The results were excellent in 60.5% of the cases, good in 29.6%, and poor in only 9.9%, in which healing was over 4 months late and a hypotrophic callus was present. The advantages of this treatment are as follows: adequate reduction of the fracture, simplicity of execution, good results, and shorter period of immobilization compared to other methods.