Treatment of pathologic XXXX of the humerus with Seidel nailing.

@entity1 @entity129 @entity174 @entity1358 @entity158
A retrospective study is presented of 14 @entity1 with pathologic @entity174 of the humerus (12 established, two impending) treated with Seidel nailing from 1988 through 1995 in the authors' institution. There were nine @entity1 and five @entity1 whose average age was 59.5 years. Breast, prostate, and kidney @entity1358 accounted for the majority of the primary lesions. All but one lesion were located in the middle shaft of the humerus. Ten lesions were considered large (> 5 cm long). In five cases an open curettage and allografting were done. Early @entity158 relief was successful in 85% of the @entity1 . The worst complication found was @entity129 in two (14.28%) @entity1 . Ten @entity174 healed and two failed to heal. Two thirds of the @entity1 had good functional results. The average survival was 12 months. Intramedullary fixation of pathologic @entity174 improves the quality of life by controlling @entity158 for most @entity1 .
