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Reconstruction of an Extensive Segmental Radial Shaft Bone Defect by Vascularized 3D-Printed Graft Cage.
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Journal of personalized medicine [J Pers Med] 2024 Feb 04; Vol. 14 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 04. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- We report here a 46-year-old male patient with a 14 cm segmental bone defect of the radial shaft after third degree open infected fracture caused by a shrapnel injury. The patient underwent fixed-angle plate osteosynthesis and bone reconstruction of the radial shaft by a vascularized 3D-printed graft cage, including plastic coverage with a latissimus dorsi flap and an additional central vascular pedicle. Bony reconstruction of segmental defects still represents a major challenge in musculo-skeletal surgery. Thereby, 3D-printed scaffolds or graft cages display a new treatment option for bone restoration. As missing vascularization sets the limits for the treatment of large-volume bone defects by 3D-printed scaffolds, in the present case, we firstly describe the reconstruction of an extensive radial shaft bone defect by using a graft cage with additional vascularization.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2075-4426
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of personalized medicine
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 38392611
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14020178