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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
3D corrective osteotomy of malunited upper limb fractures
Author:
Tsuyoshi Murase
Published in:
BMC Proceedings
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Special Issue 3/2015
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Excerpt
Corrective osteotomy for malunited fractures of the upper extremity remains a challenging procedure. Anatomical correction is the key to good clinical outcome after corrective osteotomy for malunited fractures, especially in cases of the upper extremity. To make a precise deformity correction in malunion, we have developed a computer-assisted system for corrective surgery, including a three-dimensional (3-D) program and a patient specific instrument (PMI), and investigated the results of corrective surgery for malunited fractures of the distal radius (MFRD), forearm diaphyses (MFFD) and distal humerus (cubitus varus deformity: CVD) with the use of this technology. …