2012-06-01
Closing the medullary canal after retrograde nail removal using a bioabsorbable bone plug: Technical tip
Publication
Publication
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery , Volume 132 - Issue 6 p. 801- 803
We describe a simple technique for closure of the intra-articular opening after the removal of a retrograde femur nail. With the use of a gelatine bioabsorbable bone plug the medullary canal is closed, reducing leakage of blood and cancellous bone particles from the bone into the knee joint.
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| doi.org/10.1007/s00402-012-1483-x, hdl.handle.net/1765/39307 | |
| Surgery and Traumatology | |
| Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | |
| Organisation | Department of Surgery |
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Schepers, T., & Vogels, L. (2012). Closing the medullary canal after retrograde nail removal using a bioabsorbable bone plug: Technical tip. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 132(6), 801–803. doi:10.1007/s00402-012-1483-x |
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