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ArticleTrauma case reports2021

Forearm segmental bone defect: Successful management using the Masquelet Technique with the aid of 3D printing technology.

Giulia Pachera, Emmanuele Santolini, Alessandra Galuppi, Emanuela Dapelo, Giacomo Demontis, Matteo Formica, Federico Santolini, Stefania Briano

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Article in Trauma case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giulia PacheraOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Emmanuele SantoliniOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Alessandra GaluppiOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Emanuela DapeloOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Giacomo DemontisOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Matteo FormicaOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Federico SantoliniOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Stefania BrianoOrthopedics and Trauma Unit, Emergency Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of forearm nonunion is challenging for orthopaedic surgeons because the forearm is a unique anatomical segment in which all the bones and structures involved embody a complex functional unit. Therefore, when treating such a complex condition, the surgeon must focus not only on bone healing but also on the restoration of the native anatomy in order to replicate the normal relationship between the bones and all the surrounding structures and thus the full function of the forearm, the elbow and the wrist. Here we report the case of a 53-year-old patient with a left forearm deformity due to an atrophic nonunion of the ulna and a malunion of the radius, which was successfully managed with the use of the Masquelet technique associated with a corrective osteotomy of the radius, performed with the aid of a 3D model.

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3D model3D printingBone defect(s)ForearmMasquelet techniqueNon-union(s)

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PMID34765716
PMCPMC8569702
OpenAlexW3210580117

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