Case report: Restoration of an open 12 cm femoral defect treated with the Masquelet technique in a 20-year-old polytrauma.

George D Chloros, Anthony Howard, Nikolaos K Kanakaris, Peter V Giannoudis

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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. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

George D ChlorosAcademic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

Anthony HowardAcademic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

Nikolaos K KanakarisAcademic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

Peter V GiannoudisAcademic Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

University of Leeds · GBChapel Allerton Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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Cement spacer, RIA Graft, bone defect, femur, open fractureMasquelet technique

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PMID34901374

DOI10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100563

PMCPMC8639465

OpenAlexW3216075286

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