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Acta ortopédica mexicana
Print version ISSN 2306-4102
Abstract
AGUIRRE-RODRIGUEZ, VH; SANTA MARIA-GASCA, NE and VALERO-GONZALEZ, FS. Conservation of autologous graft of femoral head in bone flap for treatment of acetabular defects. Acta ortop. mex [online]. 2021, vol.35, n.5, pp.465-468. Epub Aug 22, 2022. ISSN 2306-4102. https://doi.org/10.35366/104576.
Objective:
To describe a bone preservation technique commonly used in neurosurgery in an orthopedic procedure.
Material and methods:
We describe the case of a patient who undergoes primary hip arthroplasty with an initial unsatisfactory result, the need for a revision with acetabular reconstruction is considered before the wound closure. Keeping the patient’s femoral head in soft tissues for second-time reconstruction.
Results:
After six months of follow-up, complete osseointegration of the femoral head graft was found, with a good clinical and radiological evolution of the patient. Bone conservation techniques in bone flaps have shown good results in the grafts osseointegration in other areas such as neurosurgery.
Conclusions:
The conservation of bone flaps in subcutaneous tissue for later use as a graft is a viable treatment option also in orthopedic surgery.
Keywords : Bone flap; autologous bone graft; acetabular reconstruction; femoral head; bone conservation.