[Femoral hemicallotasis with a half-segment for the reconstruction of a long partial bone defect].
The reconstruction of long bone defects is surgically demanding. This report describes the femoral hemicallotasis with a half-segment for the reconstruction of a 6-cm partial cortical defect which resulted from a posttraumatic osteitis. The indications for this modified Ilizarov method, advantages, potential problems as well as alternative methods are discussed.
Hankemeier
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S
Unfallchirurgische Klinik, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover. s.hankemeier@t-online.de
Bosch
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U
Gosling
T
T
Krettek
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C
D000293:Adolescent; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D002146:Bony Callus / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D008297:Male; D010000:Osteitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors