Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
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Indian J Plast Surg · May 2017
Medial femoral condyle vascularised corticoperiosteal graft: A suitable choice for scaphoid non-union.
Scaphoid fractures are not very common and frequently remain undiagnosed, presenting in non-union and persistent wrist pain. Options for scaphoid fracture treatment have been described over several decades, however, none with an optimal solution to achieve union along with good hand function. We describe here, the use of vascularised corticoperiosteal bone grafts from the medial femoral condyle (MFC) as a solution for the difficult problem of scaphoid fracture non-union. ⋯ Thin, pliable and highly vascularised corticocancellous grafts can be obtained from the MFC as an optimal treatment option for scaphoid non-unions.