The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case series
The use of the medial femoral condyle free flap is a versatile option for the treatment of upper extremity non unions and reconstructive procedures associated with bone loss or osteonecrosis. The benefit of this type of flap is the viability of the bone which favors primary ossification and increase...
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| description | The use of the medial femoral condyle free flap is a versatile option for the treatment of upper extremity non unions and reconstructive procedures associated with bone loss or osteonecrosis. The benefit of this type of flap is the viability of the bone which favors primary ossification and increases bone density. Vascularized free bone flaps are especially useful for the treatment of recalcitrant nonunions, or nonunions that have failed three or more treatments to obtain consolidation. We present a case series of three patients treated with medial femoral condyle free flap for reconstruction of the upper extremity of different etiologies at the level of the distal humerus, distal radius and distal phalanx of the thumb. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b080c0fe5fc9469cae6a41f0ac72cb912022-12-22T02:43:38ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2020-06-01810.1177/2050313X20933763The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case seriesJorge I Quintero0Dylan Childs1Rodrigo Moreno2Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USADivision of Hand Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USADivision of Hand Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USAThe use of the medial femoral condyle free flap is a versatile option for the treatment of upper extremity non unions and reconstructive procedures associated with bone loss or osteonecrosis. The benefit of this type of flap is the viability of the bone which favors primary ossification and increases bone density. Vascularized free bone flaps are especially useful for the treatment of recalcitrant nonunions, or nonunions that have failed three or more treatments to obtain consolidation. We present a case series of three patients treated with medial femoral condyle free flap for reconstruction of the upper extremity of different etiologies at the level of the distal humerus, distal radius and distal phalanx of the thumb.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20933763 |
| spellingShingle | Jorge I Quintero Dylan Childs Rodrigo Moreno The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case series SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case series |
| title_full | The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case series |
| title_fullStr | The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case series |
| title_short | The medial femoral condyle free flap: An excellent option for difficult cases: case series |
| title_sort | medial femoral condyle free flap an excellent option for difficult cases case series |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20933763 |
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