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Fractured upper limb segment

MedGen UID:
1772370
•Concept ID:
C5421721
•
Injury or Poisoning
Synonym: bone upper limb segment
 
HPO: HP:0041118

Definition

A partial or complete breakage of the upper limb segment. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFractured upper limb segment

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2023 Apr;143(4):2247-2253. Epub 2022 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s00402-022-04625-9. PMID: 36182974
Management of forearm bone loss with induced membrane technique.
Bourgeois M, Loisel F, Bertrand D, Nallet J, Gindraux F, Adam A, Lepage D, Sergent P, Leclerc G, Rondot T, Garbuio P, Obert L, Pluvy I
Hand Surg Rehabil 2020 May;39(3):171-177. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2020.02.002. PMID: 32061857
Management of posttraumatic segmental bone defects.
DeCoster TA, Gehlert RJ, Mikola EA, Pirela-Cruz MA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2004 Jan-Feb;12(1):28-38. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200401000-00005. PMID: 14753795

Recent systematic reviews

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Ejlersen M
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Vascularized fibular grafts for the treatment of long bone defects: pros and cons. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Feltri P, Solaro L, Errani C, Schiavon G, Candrian C, Filardo G
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2023 Jan;143(1):29-48. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03962-5. PMID: 34110477
Limb lengthening for deformities in Ollier's disease: a systematic review.
Angelini A, Baracco R, Dolci A, Vigo M, Mavrogenis AF, Ruggieri P
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2020 Dec;30(8):1325-1332. Epub 2020 Jun 4 doi: 10.1007/s00590-020-02692-5. PMID: 32500348
Bone plates for osteosynthesis - a systematic review of test methods and parameters for biomechanical testing.
Schorler H, Capanni F, Gaashan M, Wendlandt R, Jürgens C, Schulz AP
Biomed Tech (Berl) 2017 May 24;62(3):235-243. doi: 10.1515/bmt-2015-0219. PMID: 27171385

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