Author

• Ahmadreza Afshar, MD

Abstract

How would you deal with a large bony piece which has vital value for stability and function, has fallen out of wound in an open fracture and is brought to you in a severely contaminated shape? How about a large bony fragment falling out of your hand onto the operating room floor during surgery?Can one take an osteochondral piece as an autologus composite graft out of a badly contaminated amputated limb. If yes, how one may prepare such a graft?There is scanty information in the literature on this subject. The following is an overview of the sporadic reported cases on such issues.

Keywords

• Fractures
• Open
• Sterilization