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From: Quantitative bone single-photon emission computed tomography imaging for uninfected nonunion: comparison of hypertrophic nonunion and non-hypertrophic nonunion

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Case 19. A 38-year-old man with noninfected nonunion of the femur. a X-ray image at the time of admission to our hospital. b CT images from the same period. A relatively large bone gap was found around the nonunion site. c Quantitative evaluation by the GI-BONE software. The third bone fragment shows low uptake (white arrow). MIP, maximum intensity projection. d X-ray image immediately after nonunion surgery with augmentative plating, nail exchange, and autologous bone grafting. e X-ray image 6 months postoperatively showing that bone union was achieved. All implants were removed

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X