PMC2628936_01
Pre-operative anterior-posterior/lateral view of non-united fracture of the proximal humerus with osteopetrosis.
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F1
A 48-year-old male general physician was referred to our unit from a neighbouring hospital with a non-united fracture of the right proximal humerus (Figure 1).
High-speed steel drill bit used for drilling osteopetrotic sclerosed bone.
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F2
The drill was frequently removed from the bone to clear the flutes of dense accumulated bone swarf (Figure 2) and saline irrigation was used at all times.
Postoperative X-ray image of fracture after 6 months with healing and good reduction.
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F3
After 3 months, there was good evidence of callus formation and fracture healing (Figure 3) along with a full range of motion at the shoulder joint.