Masquelet technique effective for lower limb posttraumatic acute bone defects, Study says
According to researchers, it has been recently found out that Masquelet's technique achieves encouraging results when treating lower limb acute bone defects, as published in the International Journal of the Care of the Injured.
Several alternatives are now available when treating posttraumatic acute bone defects. Masquelet's technique represents a safe procedure to treat lower limb open fractures associated with significant bone defects and allows surgeons to try to reduce complications incidence. Masquelet technique, which is the use of a temporary cement spacer followed by staged bone grafting, is a recent treatment strategy to manage a posttraumatic bone defect.
Therefore, Gonzalo Luengo Alonso and colleagues from the Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain conducted the present study to assess the long term results of lower limb posttraumatic acute bone defects treated with masquelet technique.
The authors carried out a retrospective study including a total of twelve patients suffering from acute bone defect, treated using Masquelet technique. A total of ten patients were finally included after exclusion criteria were applied.
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