A 3D-printed load sharing implant achieved union of a 9-cm femoral segmental bone defect within three months using a hybrid Masquelet induction membrane technique. A case-report.

Foukas, Athanasios F; Hadjimichael, Argyris C; Nicolaou, Christophoros; Savvidou, Olga D; Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J

Foukas, Athanasios F; Hadjimichael, Argyris C; Nicolaou, Christophoros; Savvidou, Olga D; Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J.

Afiliação

Foukas AF; Third Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, "KAT" General Hospital of Athens, 2, Nikis Street, 14561 Kifissia, Greece.
Hadjimichael AC; Orthopaedic Department, Saint Mary's and John's Polyclinic, 2, Karditsis Street, 2045 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Nicolaou C; Radiology Department, Aretaeio Private Hospital, 55-57, Andrea Avraamides, Strovolos 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Savvidou OD; First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, Chaidari, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Papagelopoulos PJ; First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, 1 Rimini Street, Chaidari, 12462 Athens, Greece.

Trauma Case Rep ; 49: 100978, 2024 Feb.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38312114

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Case A 30-year-old male was admitted in our hospital having an open left distal femoral fracture with 9-cm segmental bone defect and a closed proximal left tibial fracture. He was treated successfully using a Hybrid (Titanium Cage and Bone Graft) Masquelet Induction Membrane Technique (MIMT). His femoral fracture united 3-months post - operatively. The left tibia was treated initially with two locking plates. Following infection, a 3-cm tibial bone gap was treated with external fixation and conventional MIMT. The tibial fracture united 12-months post- operatively.