Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma

Infected post-traumatic femoral defects are challenging to treat, and limited options exist. The case of a 20-year-old polytrauma male who sustained a segmental femur fracture involving the femoral neck, distal femur and an intermediate diaphyseal bone defect of 12 cm is presented. The patient decli...

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Main Authors: George D. Chloros, Anthony Howard, Nikolaos K. Kanakaris, Peter V. Giannoudis
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/eae2f4cfdcfe4fb9a073063dc5b53cc2
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