[Application of block of corticocancellous graft in the treatment of forearm shaft nonunions].
The paper presents a method for tratment of nonunions of the forearm, using a perforated corticocancellous graft from the iliac crest. After excising the sclerotic ands of the pseudoarthrosis, the bone graft from the iliac crest is inserted into the obtained free space and then fixed to the forearm bone by means of a plate. Satisfactory results using this method were achieved in 18 patients (age ranging from 3 to 61 years; 6 female and 12 male).
Piotrowski
Maciej
M
Klinika Ortopedii i Traumatologii Narzadu Ruchu, Akademia Medyczna w Gdańsku.
Baczkowski
Bogusław
B
Luczkiewicz
Piotr
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome