Induced membrane technique using enriched bone grafts for treatment of posttraumatic segmental long bone defects

Abstract Background Reconstruction of posttraumatic bone defects represents a difficult challenge. The induced membrane technique is an effective two-stage procedure for bone defect reconstruction. To overcome the problems of autologous bone grafting, different graft substitutes have been investigat...

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Main Authors: F. Piacentini, M. J. Ceglia, L. Bettini, S. Bianco, R. Buzzi, D. A. Campanacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10195-019-0522-6