Repeated Induced-Membrane Technique Failure without Infection: A Series of Three Consecutive Procedures Performed for a Single Femur Defect

A 40-year-old male was treated using the induced-membrane technique (IMT) for a noninfected, 9 cm long femoral bone defect complicating a lengthening procedure. The interesting case feature lies in the three consecutive IMT procedures that were necessary to achieve complete bone repair in this unusu...

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Main Authors: Laurent Mathieu, Marjorie Durand, Thomas Demoures, Christian Steenman, Alain-Charles Masquelet, Jean-Marc Collombet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8892226