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Hybrid monolateral-ring fixator for bone transport in post-traumatic femoral segmental defect: a technical note

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Bone transport for large femoral segmental bone defects is a technically challenging task. We describe a patient with a 14 cm bone loss at the metaphyseal/diaphyseal junction of the distal femur, treated with a monolateral/ring fixator hybrid. We propose that such combination can provide sufficient stability for bone tranport to be successfully completed.

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  1. Hope Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    C. P. Charalambous, P. Akimau & R. A. Wilkes

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Charalambous, C.P., Akimau, P. & Wilkes, R.A. Hybrid monolateral-ring fixator for bone transport in post-traumatic femoral segmental defect: a technical note. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 129, 225–226 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-008-0598-6

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