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Histological evaluation of a free medial femoral condyle flap at 21 months. - 2013

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Recalcitrant nonunions typically require vascularized bone for reconstruction. In this report, we present a case of an index finger middle phalanx nonunion that was successfully treated with a free medial femoral condyle corticocancellous flap. Nearly 2 years after the free tissue transfer, the patient underwent debulking of the bone flap. This gave us the unique opportunity to examine the histology of the vascularized bone.Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


English

ISSN: 0738-1085

Subjects--Topical Terms:
*Bone Transplantation/mt [Methods]
*Femur/pa [Pathology]
*Finger Injuries/su [Surgery]
*Finger Phalanges/su [Surgery]
*Fractures, Ununited/su [Surgery]
*Surgical Flaps/pa [Pathology]
*Surgical Flaps/tr [Transplantation]
Adult
Female
Femur/su [Surgery]
Finger Injuries/di [Diagnosis]
Finger Phalanges/in [Injuries]
Follow-Up Studies
Fracture Healing/ph [Physiology]
Fractures, Bone/ra [Radiography]
Fractures, Bone/su [Surgery]
Fractures, Ununited/ra [Radiography]
Graft Survival
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Surgical Flaps/bs [Blood Supply]

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Curtis National Hand Center

Index Terms--Function:
Case Reports
Journal Article