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Published on: April 11, 2012
[Outcome treatment of pseudoarthrosis of long bones with decortication method depends on osteosynthesis]
Paweł Reichert1, Roman Rutowski, Krzysztof Zimmer
1Katedra i Klinika Chirurgii Urazoweji Chirurgii Reki, Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu.
Abstract:
Purpose of work was estimation of the results of treatment of pseudoarthrosis of the long bone with the method of decortication, with use of autogenic bone depends on kind of pseudoarthrosis and kind of osteosynthesis. In the years 1995-2005 56 patients were treated because of pseudoarthrosis of long bone in our Clinic. Pseudoarthrosis is classified according to Weber-Cech classification. In the methodology of clinical estimation and subjective estimation of the patient Stewart and Hundley and Anderson classification were used. Union was achieved in 51 cases. Time of bone union achievement was 5 months. The results of treatment are depends on morfology of pseudoartrosis and are independs of kind of osteosynthesis.