Endoscopic bone graft for delayed union and nonunion.
Nonunion and delayed union are serious consequences in the treatment of fractures. Bone graft has been a mainstay of treatment for nonunion and delayed union. But with rapid development of the endoscopic procedure, bone grafting can be performed after curettage of fibrous tissue around the fracture gap and sclerotic fracture end under direct visual control of the endoscope. This technical note provides procedures for this technique.
Kim
S J
SJ
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yang
K H
KH
Moon
S H
SH
Lee
S C
SC
D000328:Adult; D001175:Arthrography; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed