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Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction
Published in: Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction 1/2016

Open Access 01-04-2016 | Original Article

Internal bone transport using a cannulated screw as a mounting device in the treatment of a post-infective ulnar defect

Authors: Konstantinos Tsitskaris, Heledd Havard, Paulien Bijlsma, Robert A. Hill

Published in: Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Bone transport techniques can be used to address the segmental bone loss occurring after debridement for infection. Secure fixation of the bone transport construct to the bone transport segment can be challenging, particularly if the bone is small and osteopenic. We report a case of a segmental ulnar bone defect in a young child treated with internal bone transport using a cannulated screw as the mounting device. We found this technique particularly useful in the treatment of bone loss secondary to infection, where previous treatment and prolonged immobilisation had led to osteopenia. This technique has not been previously reported.
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Metadata
Title
Internal bone transport using a cannulated screw as a mounting device in the treatment of a post-infective ulnar defect
Authors
Konstantinos Tsitskaris
Heledd Havard
Paulien Bijlsma
Robert A. Hill
Publication date
01-04-2016
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1828-8936
Electronic ISSN: 1828-8928
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11751-016-0246-6

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