Limb salvage in a pediatric open femur fracture with critical bone defect secondary to shotgun injury: A case report
A five-year-old patient sustained a grade IIIC open femur fracture with an associated critical bone defect secondary to a close-range shotgun blast. After initial vascular reconstruction (facilitated by acute shortening), irrigation and debridement, and provisional stabilization, the patient was ult...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X24001930 |
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| Summary: | A five-year-old patient sustained a grade IIIC open femur fracture with an associated critical bone defect secondary to a close-range shotgun blast. After initial vascular reconstruction (facilitated by acute shortening), irrigation and debridement, and provisional stabilization, the patient was ultimately treated with a monolateral frame to facilitate bone transport and lengthening. At fourteen-month follow-up the patient was fully healed, neurovascularly intact, and able to ambulate normally. This article presents the details of this case and reviews the literature surrounding limb salvage of similar injuries. |
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| ISSN: | 2773-157X |