Case: A 70-year-old man sustained a ballistic injury to the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint of his left index finger. He was treated with bridge plate osteogenesis with staged bone grafting using an antibiotic spacer to manage bone loss. The patient demonstrated union, excellent functional recovery, and the ability to make a composite fist by 6 months.
Conclusion: Ballistic injury to the PIP joint of the finger is a challenging injury to manage. This case demonstrates that length and alignment can be maintained with good functional range of motion using a combination of bridge plate distraction osteogenesis and the Masquelet technique.
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Medicina (Kaunas)
November 2024
Department of Replantation and Reconstruction, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Professor A. Gruca Teaching Hospital, Konarskiego 13, 05-400 Otwock, Poland.
Successful treatment of severe trauma and fractures of the long bones with successful healing and bone union is still a significant challenge for surgeons. Unfortunately, up to 10% of long-bone fractures develop bone healing disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of treating bone defects with different etiologies in the upper and lower extremities using the induced membrane technique.
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December 2024
Department of Family Medicine, Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Surgeons periodically encounter challenging clinical scenarios that require them to develop nuanced management strategies to achieve the best outcome for the patient. This is especially true in medically underserved patient populations, where follow-up and proper recovery protocols are often not accomplished. In this report, we discuss the case of a 26-year-old female with a history of medical non-compliance who presented to the emergency department with signs and symptoms of surgical site infection two months following the repair of her comminuted ulna fracture caused by a gunshot wound.
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January 2025
Clinic for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Centre for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery, and Paraplegiology, Heidelberg, Germany.
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiological outcome of patients with large bone defects in the femur and tibia who were treated according to the guidelines of the diamond concept in our department (Centre for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery, and Paraplegiology).
Methods: The following retrospective, descriptive analysis consists of patients treated in our department between January 2010 and December 2021. In total, 628 patients were registered, of whom 108 presented with a large-sized defect (≥ 5 cm).
J Orthop Trauma
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Objective: To determine whether bone transport or Masquelet results in higher rates of major unplanned reoperations for the treatment of segmental tibial bone defects ≥4 cm in length.
Methods: Design: Retrospective cohort.
Setting: Level I trauma center.
Biomater Biosyst
September 2024
Department of Septic Bone and Joint Surgery, BG Hospital Hamburg, Bergedorfer Straße 10, Hamburg, 21033, Germany.
Methodology: In a consecutive retrospective analysis of 190 patients treated with the Masquelet technique at the BG Klinikum Hamburg from January 2012 to January 2022, subgroup analysis for defect-specific features such as the extent and morphology of the defect were recorded, and their influence on the time to reach full weight-bearing of the affected limb was investigated.
Results And Conclusion: A total of 217 defects were treated in 190 patients using the Masquelet technique. 70 % of all defects were in the tibia, followed by 22 % in the femur and only about 7 % in the upper extremity.
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