Case report: Forearm infected non-united fracture managed with the Masquelet technique in a 71-year-old female patient

Infected non-union status post forearm fracture fixation is a challenge to treat and may be associated with unpredictable outcomes. The management of such a case involving a 71-year-old female suffering from Parkinson's disease is reported herein. The patient referred to our unit for a second o...

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Autores principales: Goldstein, Eleanor, Chloros, George D., Giannoudis, Peter V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8640105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34901373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100562
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Sumario:Infected non-union status post forearm fracture fixation is a challenge to treat and may be associated with unpredictable outcomes. The management of such a case involving a 71-year-old female suffering from Parkinson's disease is reported herein. The patient referred to our unit for a second opinion while she was under consideration for amputation at her local hospital. Utilising the two stage Masquelet technique successful limb salvage and excellent function were achieved.

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