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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2021

A Challenging Case of Extraordinary - Long standing Forearm Non-union Treated with Extensive Debridement, Locking Plates, and Bone Grafting. Technical Considerations in Multiple-operated, Neglected Non-unions.

George A Komnos, Fotis Papageorgiou, Konstantinos N Malizos

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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George A KomnosDepartment of Orthopedics, General University Hospital of Larisa, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
Fotis PapageorgiouDepartment of Orthopedics, General University Hospital of Larisa, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
Konstantinos N MalizosDepartment of Orthopedics, General University Hospital of Larisa, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.

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introductionForearm non-unions pose a significant treatment challenge to orthopedic surgeons. Repetitive treatment failures can lead to a devastating situation for the patient. Forearm function influences both elbow and wrist proper function. CASE REPORT: A functionless hand is presented, describing a longstanding non-union, treated with multiple surgeries before. A thorough debridement with respect to blood supply and local biology are of major importance before applying the locking plates along with the use of bone-graft. The reconstruction of the forearm converted a functionless arm to a fully functioning arm and the patient returned eventually to her previous activities.

conclusionFixation with locking plates combined with the use of autograft can lead to very satisfactory results even in extraordinary cases, especially when attention is paid to local anatomy and blood supply.

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Forearm nonunionlocking platesmultiple surgeries

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PMCPMC8046482

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