Open AccessCambridge Protocol for Management of Segmental Bone Loss
Author(s) -
Maria Tennyson,
Ada Maria Krzak,
Matija Krkovič,
Ali Abdulkarim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-3817
pISSN - 2250-0685
DOI - 10.13107/jocr.2021.v11.i01.1958
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , surgery , external fixation , femur , context (archaeology) , soft tissue , deformity , fixation (population genetics) , external fixator , paleontology , population , environmental health , biology
Segmental long bone defects are some of the most challenging to surgically reconstruct; however, there is no clear guidance on which of the myriad of techniques is superior in a given clinical context. We describe three cases of segmental bone loss presenting to a major trauma center and have use these to develop a treatment algorithm for the sub-acute management of such fractures.