Open AccessManagement of traumatic tibial diaphyseal bone defect by “induced-membrane technique”
Author(s) -
Gaurav Gupta,
Sohail Ahmad,
Mohammed Zahid,
AH Khan,
Mohd Khalid A Sherwani,
Abdul Qayyum Khan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.181780
Subject(s) - medicine , iliac crest , nonunion , surgery , soft tissue , bone healing , cancellous bone , fibula , interosseous membrane , tibia , dentistry , ulna
Gap nonunion of long bones is a challenging problem, due to the limitation of conventional reconstructive techniques more so if associated with infection and soft tissue defect. Treatment options such as autograft with non-vascularized fibula and cancellous bone graft, vascularized bone graft, and bone transportation are highly demanding on the part of surgeons and hospital setups and have many drawbacks. This study aims to analyze the outcome of patients with wide diaphyseal bone gap treated with induced-membrane technique (Masquelet technique).