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An open comminuted tibia fracture including a 5 cm tibial bone defect in a child: Successful management using a locking compression plate

Traumatic bone defects (TBDs), although rare in children, are severe injuries that often represents a challenge for both orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. We present a case of a 6-year-old girl who sustained an open (Gustilo-Anderson type II) comminuted tibia fracture including a ± 5.0 cm distal tibi...

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Autores principales: Hoogervorst, Lotje A., Oudelaar, Bart W., Broekhuis, Demien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10539656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37781164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100944