Open AccessA Modification of Internal Bone Transport Method for Reconstruction of Nonunion of Forearm
Author(s) -
Bilal Demir,
Barış Özkul,
Osman Lapçin,
Kubilay Beng,
Yavuz Arıkan,
Merter Yalçınkaya
Publication year - 2019
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/ortho.ijortho_52_17
Subject(s) - medicine , nonunion , forearm , internal fixation , dash , surgery , ulna , soft tissue , external fixation , bone grafting , bone healing , external fixator , computer science , operating system
Defects of bone and soft tissue occur frequently after high-energy trauma, infections, and tumor resection. Treatment options are limited and outcomes are controversial in nonunion. Classical reconstruction methods are challenging. We describe a method of internal bone transport for treatment of complicated nonunion of the forearm. This method permits axial and internal bone transport without harming the distorted and complex neurovascular anatomy or soft-tissue envelope.