title: Hybrid monolateral-ring fixator for bone transport in post-traumatic femoral segmental defect: a technical note.
abstract: Bone transport for large femoral segmental bone defects is a technically challenging task. We describe a patient with a 14 cm bone loss at the metaphyseal/diaphyseal junction of the distal femur, treated with a monolateral/ring fixator hybrid. We propose that such combination can provide sufficient stability for bone tranport to be successfully completed.
authors.affiliation: Hope Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Charalambous
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Akimau
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wilkes
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D009049:Motorcycles; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation*