Risk factors for delayed healing and multiple revisions in humeral shaft nonunion: a retrospective case series
Ellen Lutnick, Timothy Whelan, Bradley Hawayek, Mikaela Hastings, Marco Flores, Kevin Schauer, Elias Joseph, Mohammad Nadir Haider, Matthew Binkley · 2026
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Ellen Lutnick led a 2026 case series on humeral shaft nonunion, where a broken upper arm bone fails to heal. The team reviewed adults treated at one major trauma center over two decades. They looked for traits that slowed healing or forced repeat surgery.
The series held 59 patients, with a mean age near 60. Most first had non-surgical care, and many had risks like smoking or thyroid disease. Of those with surgery, most healed after one revision, but 12 needed more than one. Patients whose revision samples grew bacteria healed far more slowly, taking about 451 days against 198. Bone graft use did not speed healing in this group. The authors flag hidden infection as a key drag.
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| CREATOR | Ellen Lutnick, Timothy Whelan, Bradley Hawayek, Mikaela Hastings, Marco Flores, Kevin Schauer, Elias Joseph, Mohammad Nadir Haider, Matthew Binkley |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23157 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |