Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1943;25:631-643.
© 1943 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
PIN DISTRACTION AS THE CAUSE OF NON-UNION
Arthur G. Davis M.D.1
1 ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
1. Six cases of frank non-union are shown to have occurred as the result of the unique distraction possessed by pin reductions.
2. The irrevocable damage wrought by complete circumferential annular tears of the periosteum is shown.
3. An added factor productive of delayed union and non-union is presented.