Early Post-Traumatic Van Nes Rotationplasty After an Open Femur Fracture With a Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection : A Case Report

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CASE: A 26-year-old man presented after an automobile versus pedestrian accident with a Type IIIA open femur fracture complicated by a necrotizing soft-tissue infection (NSTI) with significant bone loss. Multiple limb-preserving operations failed, including the placement of a plate-assisted, motorized lengthening intramedullary nail with a chimeric free flap. We describe the patient's successful definitive treatment with a Van Nes rotationplasty (VNR). The patient currently ambulates independently with a prosthesis and is without recurrent infection after 3 years of follow-up.

CONCLUSION: VNR is a potential strategy to avoid transfemoral amputation or hip disarticulation in open femur fractures complicated by NSTI.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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JBJS case connector - 11(2021), 4 vom: 04. Nov.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tye, Erik Y [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Adam J [VerfasserIn]
Combs, Kristen [VerfasserIn]
Kay, Robert D [VerfasserIn]
Bryman, Jason A [VerfasserIn]
Hoshino, C Max [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 04.04.2022

Date Revised 18.07.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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e21.00470

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NLM332734854