کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4071613 | 1604523 | 2007 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The vascularised corticoperiosteal graft was introduced by Sakai and Doi, in 1991, as a means to achieve bony union under unfavourable conditions. We present our experience with this vascularised graft, taken from the femoral condyle, in six patients with difficult non-unions (5) or other bony problems (1) in the upper limb. In five cases, a long bone defect—two humeral, two ulnar and one radial—was involved. All had had between three and seven previous operations. Two of the non-unions were secondary to infection. The others had had conventional grafting on two or three previous occasions each. In the sixth case, a corticoperiosteal graft was used to promote healing in a combined carpometacarpal and intercarpal dislocation with a very poor bed. All of the grafts survived without complications and all of the bones healed radiologically in less than three months. Three patients achieved a normal range of motion and two obtained a functional range of motion with only slight limitations. The carpometacarpal arthrodesis was healed soundly at five weeks.
Journal: The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume - Volume 32, Issue 2, April 2007, Pages 135–142