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REGENERATION OF BONE AFTER LOSS OF THE DISTAL HALF OF THE HUMERUS

CASE REPORT WITH A 20-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Ö Ülkü, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chief of the Department1; and V. Karatosun, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1

1 Department of Orthopaedics, State Hospital, 35360 Izmir, Turkey.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr V. Karatosun at Mithatpasa Cad, No. 248/22, 35260 Izmir, Turkey.

A 16-year-old boy was involved in an agricultural accident in which he sustained a large wound to the right arm and forearm. Radiological examination showed loss of the distal half of the humerus. A posterior splint was applied and after two months there was regeneration of the distal humerus including the articular portion. He was able to use his arm at five months. Twenty years later, he had a painless elbow and a 70° range of movement.






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