The care of patients with gunshot wounds can be clinically challenging as a result of the
injury severity and systems-based factors, yet relatively few reports concerning the care of …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the SPRINT definition of a
“critical-sized defect”(fracture gap at least 1 cm in length and involving over 50% of the …

This report describes a new technique for treatment of a segmental defect in long bones that
uses a cylindrical titanium mesh cage, in combination with cancellous bone allograft and …

High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an increasing popular method to treat unicompartimental
osteoarthritis of the knee in younger, active patients. In so doing one tries to delay the need …

We report a case series of three patients who sustained open Gustilo-Anderson Type IIIB
tibia fractures associated with extensive segmental bone and soft tissue loss. The patients …

This case report describes a Gustilo Anderson type IIIB tibia fracture associated with
extensive segmental bone loss at the proximal meta-diaphyseal junction associated with a …

We have studied 35 patients with infected reconstructions after segmental resection for bone
tumours. Two different regimes of treatment were employed both of which entailed …

This is a case report of a patient who sustained multiple gunshots resulting in a Gustilo
Anderson type IIIB mid-shaft humeral fracture associated with extensive segmental bone …

Objective Treatment of large dia-and metaphyseal bone defects (> 3 cm) with two surgical
interventions with an interval of 4–8 weeks. Indications Dia-and metaphyseal bone defects …

Background Osteomyelitis of the wrist is rare but destructive. Subsequent bone defects often
require vascularized bone for successful healing. Recent literature has pointed to the …