title: Arthroplasty of the elbow joint using vascularized iliac bone graft for reconstruction of massive bone defect of the distal humerus.
abstract: The authors present a case of a 39-year-old man with an enormous bone defect of the distal humerus secondary to an infected nonunion, who was successfully reconstructed using a vascularized iliac bone graft. The use of a vascularized iliac bone graft may be an option for reconstructing such massive defects of the metaphyseal area of the humerus.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Shimogo 862-3, Orogi, Yoshikigun, Yamaguchi 754-0002, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pagsaligan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures