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.
Afshar, MD, A. (2020). What to Do with a Large Extruded Bone that Has Fallen out of an Open Wound?. Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 6(1), 39–42. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijos.2020.121205
MLA
Afshar, MD, A. "What to Do with a Large Extruded Bone that Has Fallen out of an Open Wound?", Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 6, 1, 2020, 39–42. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121205
HARVARD
Afshar, MD, A. (2020). 'What to Do with a Large Extruded Bone that Has Fallen out of an Open Wound?', Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 6(1), pp. 39–42. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121205
CHICAGO
Afshar, MD, A., "What to Do with a Large Extruded Bone that Has Fallen out of an Open Wound?." Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 6 1 (2020): 39–42, doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121205
VANCOUVER
Afshar, MD A. What to Do with a Large Extruded Bone that Has Fallen out of an Open Wound?. Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 2020;6(1):39–42 (In Persian). doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121205
