Novel application of 3D printed microporous prosthesis to repair humeral nonunion with segmental bone defects: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonunion of the humeral shaft can turn into bone defects. There is no consensus on the optimal treatment of humeral shaft nonunion with bone defects. Herein, we presented a single case of a patient with a 9.5 cm humerus shaft bone defect treated with a 3D printed Ti₆Al₄V microporous prosthesis after internal fixation failure of a middle-inferior humerus fracture.

Case description

A 53-year-old female who injured her left upper limb by falling was diagnosed with a fracture of the left humeral shaft. The fracture was treated with open reduction and internal fixation. Nine months postoperatively, radiography examination indicated humeral nonunion with a 9.5 cm segmental bone defect. A 3D printing technology was then used to design and fabricate

SUBMITTER: Qiu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403914 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature