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Fractured lower limb segment

MedGen UID:
1730182
•Concept ID:
C5421720
•
Injury or Poisoning
Synonym: bone lower limb segment
 
HPO: HP:0041117

Definition

A partial or complete breakage of the lower limb segment. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFractured lower limb segment

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Large Femoral and Tibial Bone Defects With Plate-Assisted Bone Segment Transport.
Freischmidt H, Guehring T, Thomé P, Armbruster J, Reiter G, Grützner PA, Nolte PC
J Orthop Trauma 2024 May 1;38(5):285-290. Epub 2024 May 15 doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002784. PMID: 38381977Free PMC Article
Treatment of Tibial Non-Unions - State of the Art and Future Implications.
Märdian S, Giesecke M, Haschke F, Tsitsilonis S, Wildemann B, Schwabe P
Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech 2016;83(6):367-374. PMID: 28026731
Management of traumatic bone loss in the lower extremity.
Pipitone PS, Rehman S
Orthop Clin North Am 2014 Oct;45(4):469-82. Epub 2014 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2014.06.008. PMID: 25199419

Recent systematic reviews

Vascularized fibular grafts for the treatment of long bone defects: pros and cons. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Feltri P, Solaro L, Errani C, Schiavon G, Candrian C, Filardo G
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2023 Jan;143(1):29-48. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03962-5. PMID: 34110477
Bone plates for osteosynthesis - a systematic review of test methods and parameters for biomechanical testing.
Schorler H, Capanni F, Gaashan M, Wendlandt R, Jürgens C, Schulz AP
Biomed Tech (Berl) 2017 May 24;62(3):235-243. doi: 10.1515/bmt-2015-0219. PMID: 27171385

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