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. doi: 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
A. Afshar, MD, "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. doi: 10.22034/ijos.2020.121205
