Treatment of Septic Nonunion Following Intramedullary Nailing of a Multisegmental Humerus Fracture with Ilizarov Ring FixationA Case of Successful Limb Salvage
| Autor: | Steven Schule, Frank Kandziora, Norbert Haas, Cyrus Khodadadyan-Klostermann, Michael Dahne, Michael J. Raschke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Humerus fracture Nonunion Osteoporosis Soft tissue medicine.disease Surgery law.invention Intramedullary rod Fixation (surgical) medicine.anatomical_structure Amputation law medicine Shoulder joint business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Trauma. 27:327-332 |
| ISSN: | 1439-0590 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00068-001-1144-1 |
| Popis: | The case of a 68-year-old patient with septic nonunion of a segmental humerus fracture and associated septic shoulder joint following failed intramedullary fracture treatment is presented. After surgical debridement and 17 weeks of external ring fixation, the infection was successfully treated and osseous union achieved, allowing removal of the fixator. The presented case illustrates how certain difficult fractures complicated by sepsis, osteoporosis, or poor soft tissue coverage can be effectively and reliably treated with Ilizarov ring fixation as a salvage alternative to possible amputation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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