Introduction: Neglected distal femur fractures often present with significant uncontained bone defects of the lateral femoral condyle (LFC) leading to a valgus deformity and lateral compartment arthritis.
Case Report: Bone defect can be managed with the help of autogenous bone graft harvested from a distal femur cut and shaped in the form of an augment. The objective of using bone graft along with the primary femur was to restore bone stock in a young patient and prevent the use of an augment with a revision femur and intramedullary rod.
Conclusion: The use of computer navigation helped in getting accurate components and overall alignment thus facilitating compression at the bone graft site and early union.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10753691 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i12.4100 | DOI Listing |
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