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Prevention of skin and soft tissue entrapment in tibial segment transportation

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We report of a ten year old patient with soft tissue damage and bone defect of the tibia as a sequel of osteomyelitis. After excision and stabilization with an Ilizarov fixateur segment transportation was started. In order to avoid skin and soft tissue entrapment in the docking region, we used a metal cage as a space provider, which was shortened as segment transportation progressed. To our knowledge this simple method has not been described so far.

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Nous présentons le cas d’un enfant de dix ans, victime de mine, qui a développé une ostéomyélite sévère avec dégats importants des parties molles et défect osseux du tibia. Après excision et stabilisation avec un fixateur externe d’Ilizarov le transport d’un segment osseux a eté commencé. Pour éviter l’incarcération des parties molles au niveau de la zone de réunion osseuse, on a utilisé une cage métallique pour maintenir l’espace interfragmentaire. On a raccourcit la cage avec la progression du transport du segment. A notre connaissance cette méthode simple n’a pas eté décrite jusqu’à présent.

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Accepted: 30 June 1999

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Vocke, A., Schmid, A. Prevention of skin and soft tissue entrapment in tibial segment transportation. International Orthopaedics SICOT 23, 249–251 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640050363

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