An open fracture of the ulna with bone loss, treated by bone transport
| Autor: | Michael Saleh, D.K Harrington |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty External Fixators medicine.medical_treatment Bone Lengthening Fixation (surgical) External fixation Fractures Open Forearm Blast Injuries medicine Humans Fractures Comminuted General Environmental Science Bone Transplantation business.industry Ulna Soft tissue Ulna Fractures Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Orthopedic surgery General Earth and Planetary Sciences Nuclear medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Injury. 30(5) |
| ISSN: | 0020-1383 |
| Popis: | We report a Gustilo and Anderson IIIc fracture of the ulna with 8 cm of bone loss which was reconstructed primarily by the technique of external fixation and bone transport. Five operations were performed over a period of 14 months (treatment index = 52.5 days/cm). A satisfactory functional result was achieved, demonstrating the efficacy of this technique for difficult forearm reconstructions and comparing favourably with other methods of managing large bone and soft tissue defects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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