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Posttraumatic frontal bone osteomyelitis.

ABSTRACT: We present the clinical case of a patient with open bilateral frontal sinus fractures who developed a frontal osteomyelitis. A review of the problem and management ascending to the different alternatives for central anterior skull base defects and fronto-orbital reconstruction is also presented. After extensive radical debridement of the necrotic bone, final reconstruction of the skull base was performed by using a rectus abdominis free flap. A custom-made hard tissue replacement implant was used for the fronto-orbital reconstruction. Extensive debridement is required for the treatment of frontal osteomyelitis. An appropriate isolation of the skull base from the upper aerodigestive system must be obtained to prevent continuous infectious complications. Free flaps are especially useful for skull base reconstruction when traditional methods are not available or have failed because of the lack of available tissue for vascularized reconstruction. Custom-made alloplastic implants are a good reconstructive option for large fronto-orbital defects once the infection is gone and vascularized tissue has been transferred.

SUBMITTER: Jung SH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3052672 | biostudies-other | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Project description:ObjectivesTo compare the efficacy and clinical outcomes of trifocal bone transport (TBT) versus induced membrane followed by trifocal bone transport (IM + TBT) in the treatment of tibial defects > 6 cm caused by posttraumatic osteomyelitis.MethodsA total of 69 eligible patients with tibial defects > 6 cm who were treated between January 2010 and January 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Overall, 18 patients treated by IM + TBT and 18 treated by TBT were matched by propensity score analysis. The mean tibial defect after radical debridement was 6.97 ± 0.76 cm (range, 6.0 to 8.9 cm). The measurements, including demographic data, external fixation index (EFI), external fixation time (EFT), duration of docking union, bone and functional outcomes evaluated by the Association for the Study and Application of the Method of Ilizarov (ASAMI) scoring system, and postoperative complications evaluated by Paley classification during follow-up were recorded.ResultsAge, gender, injury mechanism, affected side, defect size, previous operation time, and follow-up time were not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). The mean EFT was 293.8 ± 12.1 days in the TBT group vs. 287.5 ± 15.3 days in the IM + TBT group. The mean EFI was 36.02 ± 2.76 days/cm vs. 34.69 ± 2.83 days/cm, respectively. The mean duration of docking union was 210.7 ± 33.6 days vs. 179.7 ± 22.9 days, respectively. There was no significant difference in postoperative bone and functional results between the two groups. Delayed union or nonunion and soft tissue incarceration were significantly reduced in the IM + TBT group compared to those in the TBT group.ConclusionBoth TBT and IM + TBT achieved satisfactory postoperative bone and functional outcomes in patients with segmental tibial defects > 6 cm following posttraumatic osteomyelitis, while IM + TBT had a significantly lower incidence of postoperative complication in delayed union or nonunion and soft tissue incarceration, as well as faster docking union.

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