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ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2020

Medial Femoral Condyle Vascularized Bone Graft for Treatment of Midshaft Clavicle Recalcitrant Nonunion With Use of the Transverse Cervical Artery as an Anastomosis.

Christopher M Belyea, Jefferson L Lansford, Joseph B Golden, Emily H Shin, Rey D L Gumboc

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Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher M BelyeaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dr. Belyea, Dr. Gumboc, Dr. Shin), Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Dr. Lansford), Bethesda, MD; and the Head and Neck Surgery (Dr. Golden), Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA.
Jefferson L LansfordDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dr. Belyea, Dr. Gumboc, Dr. Shin), Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Dr. Lansford), Bethesda, MD; and the Head and Neck Surgery (Dr. Golden), Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA.
Joseph B GoldenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dr. Belyea, Dr. Gumboc, Dr. Shin), Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Dr. Lansford), Bethesda, MD; and the Head and Neck Surgery (Dr. Golden), Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA.
Emily H ShinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dr. Belyea, Dr. Gumboc, Dr. Shin), Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Dr. Lansford), Bethesda, MD; and the Head and Neck Surgery (Dr. Golden), Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA.
Rey D L GumbocDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery (Dr. Belyea, Dr. Gumboc, Dr. Shin), Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Dr. Lansford), Bethesda, MD; and the Head and Neck Surgery (Dr. Golden), Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascularized medial femoral condyle bone grafts have been reported to be a reliable treatment for recalcitrant bony nonunions of the extremities. Although clavicle fracture nonunions are rare after treatment with open reduction internal fixation, symptomatic nonunions can be a challenge. The medial femoral condyle vascularized bone graft has been described as a treatment option for clavicle nonunions with the thoracoacromial trunk as the recipient anastomosis site. This case illustrates how the transverse cervical artery and accompanying veins can be used as an anastomosis when the thoracoacromial trunk is inaccessible because of previous surgical- and infection-related scaring. At the final follow-up, the patient had returned to full duty and resumed competitive triathlons. Radiographs demonstrated complete healing of clavicle fracture.

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ClavicleFractures, UnunitedAnastomosis, SurgicalArteriesHumansRetrospective Studies

Identifiers

PMID32656481
PMCPMC7322782
OpenAlexW3033346976

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