We describe a simple technique for closure of the intra-articular opening after the removal of a retrograde femur nail. With the use of a gelatine bioabsorbable bone plug the medullary canal is closed, reducing leakage of blood and cancellous bone particles from the bone into the knee joint.
Department of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room H822-k, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. t.schepers@erasmusmc.nl
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2012 Jun 1; 132 (6): 801-3.
AbstractWe describe a simple technique for closure of the intra-articular opening after the removal of a retrograde femur nail. With the use of a gelatine bioabsorbable bone plug the medullary canal is closed, reducing leakage of blood and cancellous bone particles from the bone into the knee joint.