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Closing the medullary canal after retrograde nail removal using a bioabsorbable bone plug: Technical tip

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (2012) 132(6) 801-803
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-012-1483-x
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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. © The Author(s) 2012.

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Schepers, T., & Vogels, L. M. M. (2012). Closing the medullary canal after retrograde nail removal using a bioabsorbable bone plug: Technical tip. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 132(6), 801–803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-012-1483-x

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