title: Masquelet technique for treatment of posttraumatic bone defects.
abstract: Masquelet technique, which is the use of a temporary cement spacer followed by staged bone grafting, is a recent treatment strategy to manage a posttraumatic bone defect. This paper describes a series of 9 patients treated with this technique of staged bone grafting following placement of an antibiotic spacer to successfully manage osseous long bone defects. The injured limbs were stabilized and aligned at the time of initial spacer placement. In our series, osseous consolidation was successfully achieved in all cases. This technique gives promising result in the management of posttraumatic bone defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong ; Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic Trauma, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, 1 Haiyuan 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Tak Man
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Tak Wing
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic Trauma, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, 1 Haiyuan 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong ; Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic Trauma, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, 1 Haiyuan 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Kelvin
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0887-088X
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong ; Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Innovative Technology in Orthopaedic Trauma, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, 1 Haiyuan 1st Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Frankie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements