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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep 14;13(3).
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.23.00305. eCollection 2023 Jul 1.

Treatment of a Ballistic Radius Fracture with Segmental Bone Loss Using the Masquelet Technique in a Child: A Case Report

Sina Kazemzadeh  1 , Alexander P Hoffman  2 , Conor M Pumphrey  3 , Michael A Yee  4
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Treatment of a Ballistic Radius Fracture with Segmental Bone Loss Using the Masquelet Technique in a Child: A Case Report

Sina Kazemzadeh et al. JBJS Case Connect. .

Abstract

Case: A 4-year-old boy sustained an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left forearm. Radiographs revealed a comminuted mid-diaphyseal ballistic radius fracture with a critical-sized bone defect. The fracture was treated with the placement of a flexible intramedullary nail and antibiotic cement spacer, followed by second-stage bone grafting and open reduction and internal fixation of the radius 6 weeks later. Four months after the second-stage procedure, the radial defect healed appropriately without complications.

Conclusion: In this case of a pediatric comminuted mid-diaphyseal radius fracture with bone loss, the induced membrane technique resulted in healing across a critical-sized bone defect.

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