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Reconstruction of the Distal Humerus in a Post-traumatic Arthritic Elbow with a Frozen Osteochondral Allograft Using
Raffaele Russo1,2, Antonio Guastafierro1, Marco Mortellaro3
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pineta Grande Hospital, Caserta, Italy.
Case:
We present a young patient with malunion of the Type IV distal humeral coronal shear fracture and post-traumatic arthritis of the elbow joint. He was treated with a frozen osteochondral allograft transplant using CT-based preoperative 3D planning. At 64 months after surgery, both the clinical and radiological results were satisfactory and no complications had been reported.
Conclusion:
The precision of computer-aided surgical planning could assist in preoperative designing and preparation of a personalized elbow osteochondral allograft. Even in a chronic situation, a personalized treatment approach can allow for osseointegration and satisfactory clinical results.
