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ArticleCase reports in orthopedics2021

Infected Nonunion of the Distal Femur in the Elderly with Bone Loss: Case Report and Treatment Options.

Neven Starčević, Andrija Karačić

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Neven StarčevićTraumatology Department, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh, 64 Zagreb, Croatia.
Andrija KaračićDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital Sveti Duh, Sveti Duh, 64 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9508-9487

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Abstract

The management of infected nonunion associated with bone loss in long bones is both a time-consuming and challenging procedure for the orthopedic and trauma surgeon. In this paper, we present the case of a 75-year-old woman with infected nonunion of the distal femur associated with bone loss after plate osteosynthesis for a distal femur fracture. The patient was referred for nonunion of the distal femur after plate fixation (nonlocking "classic" plate) and was treated with a locking compression plate (LCP) and autologous cancellous bone transplant. During the follow-up, the patient was ambulatory without pain; however, the nonunion failed to heal, therefore, the induced membrane technique (Masquelet procedure) was performed in two stages, tissue samples were taken and revealed a bacterial infection (

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