Histological evidence of successful internal fixation for traumatic chondral fracture of the femoral groove

• Main Authors: Kazuhisa Hatayama (Author), Masanori Terauchi (Author), Shinya Yanagisawa (Author), Kenji Takagishi (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Isolated chondral fractures without cancellous bone have limited healing potential. We reattached a chondral fragment without cancellous bone using bone pegs for chondral fracture of the femoral groove in a 13-year-old boy. Five months after the surgery, we performed a biopsy to evaluate the histolo...