Periosteum preservation in bone regeneration
Marco Colangeli, Paolo Spinnato, Marco Manfrini
Abstract
A 12-year-old boy presented to the oncology clinic with Ewing sarcoma of the ulna. The patient had a wide resection of the ulnar diaphysis, and we harvested his ipsilateral fibula as an autologous nonvascularized graft. During resection, we meticulously preserved the periosteal layer through a
Topics & Concepts
PeriosteumUlnaFibulaMedicineDiaphysisSurgeryResectionSarcomaRegeneration (biology)Orthopedic surgeryBiologyTibiaPathologyCell biologyBone fractures and treatmentsReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation