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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Autores principales: George D. Chloros, Anthony Howard, Nikolaos K. Kanakaris, Peter V. Giannoudis
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:eae2f4cfdcfe4fb9a073063dc5b53cc22021-11-30T04:16:27ZCase report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma2352-644010.1016/j.tcr.2021.100563https://doaj.org/article/eae2f4cfdcfe4fb9a073063dc5b53cc22021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021001680https://doaj.org/toc/2352-6440Infected 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 declined a long-term frame in his femur. The 2-stage Masquelet procedure resulted in successful outcome with limb preservation.George D. ChlorosAnthony HowardNikolaos K. KanakarisPeter V. GiannoudisElsevierarticleMasquelet techniqueCement spacer, RIA Graft, bone defect, femur, open fractureSurgeryRD1-811ENTrauma Case Reports, Vol 36, Iss , Pp 100563- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Masquelet technique
Cement spacer, RIA Graft, bone defect, femur, open fracture
Surgery
RD1-811
spellingShingle Masquelet technique
Cement spacer, RIA Graft, bone defect, femur, open fracture
Surgery
RD1-811
George D. Chloros
Anthony Howard
Nikolaos K. Kanakaris
Peter V. Giannoudis
Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma
description 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 declined a long-term frame in his femur. The 2-stage Masquelet procedure resulted in successful outcome with limb preservation.
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author George D. Chloros
Anthony Howard
Nikolaos K. Kanakaris
Peter V. Giannoudis
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Nikolaos K. Kanakaris
Peter V. Giannoudis
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title Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma
title_short Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma
title_full Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma
title_fullStr Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma
title_full_unstemmed Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma
title_sort case report: restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
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