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Bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting for treatment of nonunion of the ulna: a case report.

Chunshen Wu, Zhaohua Bao, Chenxi Yuan, Cheng Cao, Huilin Yang, Jun Tao Zou

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STUDY DESIGN: Nonunion complicating ulna fracture surgery in one patient. OBJECTIVE: To treat nonunion of the ulna using bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting. METHODS: A 54-year-old male patient developing nonunion of the ulna 3 years after left ulna fracture surgery was included in this study. Bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting was applied to treat the patient, with the purpose of achieving the goal of bone healing at the site where nonunion occurred. RESULTS: Postoperative imaging data of the patient suggested bone healing at the site where nonunion and bone transport (by osteotomy) occurred. The patient had no special chief complaints and his forearm rotation functions were normal. CONCLUSION: Bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting can provide a new option for treatment of nonunion of the ulna.

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STUDY DESIGN: Nonunion complicating ulna fracture surgery in one patient. OBJECTIVE: To treat nonunion of the ulna using bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting. METHODS: A 54-year-old male patient developing nonunion of the ulna 3 years after left ulna fracture surgery was included in this study. Bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting was applied to treat the patient, with the purpose of achieving the goal of bone healing at the site where nonunion occurred. RESULTS: Postoperative imaging data of the patient suggested bone healing at the site where nonunion and bone transport (by osteotomy) occurred. The patient had no special chief complaints and his forearm rotation functions were normal. CONCLUSION: Bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting can provide a new option for treatment of nonunion of the ulna.

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STUDY DESIGN: Nonunion complicating ulna fracture surgery in one patient. OBJECTIVE: To treat nonunion of the ulna using bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting. METHODS: A 54-year-old male patient developing nonunion of the ulna 3 years after left ulna fracture surgery was included in this study. Bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting was applied to treat the patient, with the purpose of achieving the goal of bone healing at the site where nonunion occurred. RESULTS: Postoperative imaging data of the patient suggested bone healing at the site where nonunion and bone transport (by osteotomy) occurred. The patient had no special chief complaints and his forearm rotation functions were normal. CONCLUSION: Bone transport combined with locking plate and bone grafting can provide a new option for treatment of nonunion of the ulna.

Key concepts: Nonunion, Medicine, Ulna, Bone grafting, Bone healing, Surgery, Osteotomy, Forearm

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