Impaction bone grafting of segmental bone defects in femoral non-unions

Acta Orthop Belg. 2013 Feb;79(1):64-70.

Abstract

Impaction bone grafting shows encouraging early results as a method of immediately restoring leg length, while allowing weight-bearing as tolerated, in the treatment of large segmental femoral defects after femoral shaft and metaphyseal non-unions. The operative technique followed is described in three consecutive cases and the effectiveness of impaction bone grafting for femoral non-unions with associated large segmental bone defects has been demonstrated. Between 80 and 120 cm3 of coarsely milled irradiated bone allograft was used to reconstruct the defects, which were contained in malleable metal mesh. All three patients were fully weight-bearing by three months postoperatively. At two years follow-up, plain radiographs demonstrated maintenance of reduction and healing in all three cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Transplantation / methods*
  • Debridement
  • Female
  • Femoral Fractures / complications
  • Femoral Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery*
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal*
  • Fractures, Ununited / complications
  • Fractures, Ununited / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Ununited / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Leg Length Inequality / etiology
  • Leg Length Inequality / surgery
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Failure
  • Weight-Bearing