Closure of a defect of the femur with a compound free forearm transfer including both the radius and the ulna.
We report our experience of a patient with a most unusual and unfortunate combination of injuries. We feel that this case demonstrates not only the value of vascularised bone grafts in the treatment of large defects but also the imaginative use of seemingly useless parts in surgical reconstruction.
D000328:Adult; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005542:Forearm / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000637:transplantation; D014457:Ulna / Q000637:transplantation