Hiroki Yamagata, Norihiro Nishida, Takashi Imagama, Tomoya Okazaki, Yuta Matsuki, Takehiro Kaneoka, Takehiro Kawakami, Yogesh Kumaran, Hidenori Suzuki, Takashi Sakai
BACKGROUND: Vascularized medial femoral condyle (MFC) bone graft is useful for pseudarthrosis and osteonecrosis, but has the risk of fracture as a complication. This study aimed to create multiple three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) femur models to biomechanically evaluate the fracture risk in the donor site of a vascularized MFC bone graft. METHODS: Computer tomography scans of the femurs of nine patients (four males and five females) with no left femur disease were enrolled in the study...
February 9, 2024: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery: JPRAS