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. 2011 Dec;6(4):424-8.
doi: 10.1007/s11552-011-9348-2. Epub 2011 Jul 15.

Treatment of a segmental defect in open radial and ulnar shaft fractures using rhBMP-2 and iliac crest bone graft: a case report

John T Capo  1 , Matthew S Marcus, Ben Shamian
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Treatment of a segmental defect in open radial and ulnar shaft fractures using rhBMP-2 and iliac crest bone graft: a case report

John T Capo et al. Hand (N Y). 2011 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) initial injury radiographs of the left forearm demonstrating comminution at the fracture sites
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Fig. 2
Postoperative radiographic in the anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) views showing the radial and ulnar shaft fractures stabilized with compression plates with resulting 3-cm defect in radius and 1-cm defect in ulna
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Fig. 3
Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs after re-plating and bone graft insertion and application of BMP-2 to the radial and ulnar nonunion site
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Radiographs at 3 months postoperatively demonstrating healing of the radial and ulnar defects with full consolidation of graft material in the anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) views
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