Reconstruction of Bilateral Hindfoot Open Fracture Using the Femoral Head Allograft: A Three-Year Follow-Up Case Report
Amro Alhoukail, Salem Althuwaykh, Noura Alqahtani, Abdullah Alotaibi · 2024
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Description
A road crash left a young man with open fractures in both hindfeet, a hard problem for surgeons. Amro Alhoukail, Salem Althuwaykh, Noura Alqahtani, and Abdullah Alotaibi report the repair in a 2024 case study. The left heel bone was shattered and open, and the right ankle bone was broken and out of place. Care came in stages, starting with cleaning and temporary spacers.
Bone grafts from donated femoral heads were then used to rebuild both feet. The right foot was fused across ankle and heel, and the left foot got a double fusion. Scans later showed the grafts had joined and the fusions were complete. At three years the patient stood on a stable, flat foot and managed daily tasks well.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amro Alhoukail, Salem Althuwaykh, Noura Alqahtani, Abdullah Alotaibi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |