Combination of a free vascularised fibula and the Masquelet technique for long bone ulna defect reconstruction: A case report

Combination of a free vascularised fibula and the Masquelet technique for long bone ulna defect reconstruction: A case report

We present a case of spontaneous osteomyelitis of the left ulna in a 25-year-old man. There was no history of trauma or haematogenous source identified. Bone biopsy found staphylococcus aureus on culture, sensitive to flucloxacillin, but antibiotic treatment was unsuccessful. He underwent excision o...

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Main Authors: Edmund Hugh Wright, DPhil FRCS (Plast), Grainne Bourke, FRCSI (Plast), Peter V. Giannoudis, MD PhD FACS FRCS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Vascularised free fibula graft
Osteomyelitis
Masquelet
Induced membrane
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644022000152

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