A case of personalized limb salvage of the distal femur by three-stage distal femoral replacement
Major distal femur defects involving the knee with underlying osteomyelitis and joint destruction require a staged surgical plan. We describe a case of a 21-year-old patient who suffered high-energy open diaphyseal and articular trauma of his right distal femur. Following radical debridement of bone...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jlimblengthrecon.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3719;year=2020;volume=6;issue=1;spage=81;epage=83;aulast=Drakou |