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ArticleTrauma case reports2022

Management of femoral non-union with post-traumatic bone defect using second-generation PRECICE® nail - A case report.

Victor Lu, James Zhang, Matija Krkovic

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Article in Trauma case reports, 2022. 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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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Victor LuSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, CB2 0SP, United Kingdom.
James ZhangSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, CB2 0SP, United Kingdom.
Matija KrkovicDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom.
University of Cambridge · GBAddenbrooke's Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of post-traumatic bone defects with non-union remains a surgical challenge. Current techniques are often fraught with complications, posing a functional, economical, and psychological challenge for the patient. A 57 year-old gentlemen suffered an open femoral fracture after a motorcycle accident. Having previously undergone open reduction internal fixation, he presented to us with atrophic non-union and bone defects, which were simultaneously treated with a second-generation PRECICE nail. Our treatment protocol was based on the strain theory, and involved initial distraction by ~5 mm at the non-union site, compression of the non-union site, followed by distraction osteogenesis at the non-union site. The patient achieved union and the initially planned limb lengthening regime was achieved with minimal complications. Self-lengthening, magnetically-driven PRECICE nails can successfully restore union and manage limb length discrepancies with reasonable patient satisfaction and minimal complications.

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FractureLimb lengtheningOsteogenesisTrauma

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PMCPMC8718650
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