ArticleAfrican journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS
Induced membrane technique for reconstruction of a 25 cm humerus diaphyseal defect secondary to chronic osteomyelitis in an adolescent.
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- Management of an 11-cm Femoral Diaphyseal Defect Secondary to Chronic Osteomyelitis Using the Induced Membrane Technique in a 14-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Masquelet technique including a multiperforated non-vascularized fibula graft for the reconstruction of massive post-traumatic bone defects in military practice.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Masquelet technique in military practice: specificities and future directions for combat-related bone defect reconstruction.Military Medical Research · 2022Review
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Abstract
The surgical treatment of long bone defects in septic environments remains a challenge for any orthopedic surgeon. The two-stage reconstruction technique described by Masquelet AC is a better alternative in our regions where expertise in microsurgical techniques is rare. We report our first experience with this technique through the reconstruction of the humeral diaphyseal bone defect. We presented a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with chronic osteomyelitis of the left humerus with sequestrum, a pathologic fracture with overly joint involvement. The first stage consisted of a sequestrectomy removing the entire humerus shaft (25 cm) with conservation of the humerus paddle followed by the implantation of cement spacer into the bone defect and stabilization with 2 Kirschner wires (22/10
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