Operative management of humeral shaft fractures with closed reduction and intra medullary nailing at a tertiary care centre, a prospective study

18 patients with fracture shaft of humerus were admitted from december 2013 to may 2014 in post graduate department of orthopaedics G.M.C Jammu and were managed operatively by closed reduction with interlocking nail. Interlocking system of locking one at proximal shaft and one at distal shaft of humerus provides rotational stability which is lacking in conservative method, elbow and shoulder joint stiffness is reduced, also immobilization period is cut short. Middle 1/3 of shaft of humerus is the most commonly involved site for fracture, right limb is the more commonly involved side. In younger patients it is seen that bone union is early and in older cases union is a bit late relatively so fracture shaft of humerus can be managed with interlocking nail and closed reduction with good results.