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12565017

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective chart and radiographic review was performed of 37 operative procedures over 7 years period for peri-articular nonunions. This was a consecutive cohort from a single orthopedic trauma service of a Level 1 center. Nonunions of the tibia and humerus were treated with blade plates fashioned from standard compression plates. Twenty-nine operative sites were treated successfully. The average age was 45.0 years; the average follow-up being 5.3 years. The average number of operations before blade plate was 4.0 (range 1-16). Sixteen blade plates were performed in patients with a diagnosis of clinical infection and all progressed to union and resolution of infection. Seven tissue transfers were used as adjunctive therapy. Five other patients with blade plate surgery had persistent nonunion, of which four united after a second custom contoured blade plate procedure. This study illustrates that surgeon contoured blade plates are an option for peri-articular nonunions even in the presence of infection. This technique resulted in a high union rate and a low complication rate compared to other options.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0020-1383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of a locking custom contoured blade plate for peri-articular nonunions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center, 10th Floor; Room D10-160, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Que., Canada H3G 1A4. ejharvey@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article