Non-Union Treatment in the Shoulder, Arm, Wrist, and Fingers: A Multicentre Retrospective Study Comparing Conventional Treatment with the Human Allogeneic Cortical Bone Screw (Shark Screw^®).

ABSTRACT: Successful non-union therapy consists of a combination of optimizing mechanical stability and activating biological factors. The conventional method for treating non-union is debridement and stabilization with metal hardware. The human allogeneic cortical bone screw (Shark Screw^®) merges human cortical bone properties with screw stability, addressing non-union surgery principles by integrating mechanical and biological aspects. The objective of this retrospective study was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of the conventional method with those of the new method using the Shark Screw^®. This retrospective, multicentre, level III study included 41 patients with non-unions in upper extremities, 11 treated with the conventional method (metal hardware ± graf

SUBMITTER: Huber E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12471855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature