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- This study aimed to explore the feasibility and quantity of cancellous bone graft that can be harvested from the proximal tibia in patients with an existing implant, while assessing clinical outcomes related to nonunion treatment.
- A total of 32 patients underwent bone grafting from the proximal tibia with an inserted nail, yielding an average of 21.2g of harvested bone, sufficient to address significant bone defects without compromising healing.
- Results showed successful consolidation of all grafted bones within an average of 5.8 months, although one case did experience joint penetration during the harvesting process.
Article Abstract
Introduction: A pre-existing implant at the harvesting site might dissuade the surgeon from considering the site as available for bone harvesting. This study aimed to investigate the quantity of cancellous bone graft that can be harvested from a proximal tibia with an inserted nail and to report the clinical outcomes of this bone graft harvesting technique.
Hypothesis: Our hypothesis was that a certain amount of cancellous bone graft could be harvested from a proximal tibia with an inserted nail without compromising the surrounding environment and outcome of nonunion treatment.
Material And Methods: Bone grafting from an ipsilateral proximal tibia with an inserted nail was performed in 32 patients for treating defect nonunion. The amount of harvested bone was measured using three parameters (weight, height, and volume). The effects of the proximal locking screw position on the quantity and location of bone graft harvest were analyzed. Clinical outcomes were evaluated by assessing the radiologic healing of the bone graft site and by assessing the donor site complications.
Results: The mean bone defect volume in the nonunion site was 31.1±18.3 (range, 10.6-87.0) cm. The mean quantity of harvested bone from proximal tibias with an inserted nail was 21.2g, height was 3.9cm, and volume was 26.3 cm. A positive correlation was found between the quantity of harvested bone and the level of the lateral oblique interlocking screw hole in the tibial nail. All grafted bone successfully consolidated in all cases at an average of 5.8 months postoperatively. However, joint penetration during bone harvesting occurred in one case.
Discussion: The bony defect, which measured about 14.3 cm could be filled with cancellous bone from a PT with an existing IM nail, without additional bone graft requirements. Even if an intramedullary nail exists inside the proximal tibia, harvesting cancellous bone at this site can be a viable option without serious complications.
Level Of Evidence: IV; Retrospective descriptive study.
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