Osteochondral autologous graft in the treatment of an open talar fracture: a case report.
We present the case of a 39-year-old man who sustained an open talar fracture of the right lower extremity and a supracondylar traumatic amputation of the left lower extremity. We used osteochondral chips from the femoral condyles of the amputated extremity as an autologous graft to reconstruct the talus and fixated these with Barouk screws. Two years postsurgery, the patient was pain free and without functional limitations, and his American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Scale score was 92, despite showing radiographic evidence of ankle joint space narrowing.


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Bowakim
Jorge
J
12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. jorgebowakim@yahoo.es
López-Goenaga
Javier
J
Mayo
Javier
J
del Río
Julián
J
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013628:Talus / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices