Vascularized Ulnar Periosteal Graft for the Treatment of Recalcitrant Nonunion of the Radius: Case Report
Abstract
There are many techniques described to achieve consolidation in the nonunion of long bones, including morselized cancellous or structural non-vascularized bone graft, vascularized bone graft, or the induced-membrane technique. In 2018, Barrera-Ochoa described the anatomy of a vascularized ulnar periosteal flap based on the posterior interosseous vascular axis and showed his initial experience using it on children to treat a radius atrophic nonunion and bone defect secondary to the exeresis of an Ewing Sarcoma. We present our experience with a vascularized ulnar periosteal graft for the treatment of a recalcitrant nonunion of the radius shaft in an adult patient.Downloads
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