Successful Reimplantation of an 18-cm-Long Extruded Femur in an Open Fracture: A Case Report.

CASE: A 45-year-old man presented with a Gustillo Anderson type III A open segmental right femur shaft fracture with intercondylar extension and with an 18-cm extruded segment of bone. After sterilization, the segment of bone was reimplanted. The fracture healed, and the patient is ambulant without support with no signs of any infection after 2 years of follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS

In cases of open fracture with an extruded bone segment available, depending on the timing of presentation, soft tissue status, and level of contamination of the bone segment, reimplantation of the extruded bone can yield a satisfactory result.