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Use of scaffolds based on polyetheretherketone tubular implant in the treatment of a gunshot multifragmentary fracture of the proximal part of the shoulder with a bone defect: a case report

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: In connection with the war in Ukraine and the use of modern high-energy weapons by the enemy, the nature of injuries have changed. These changes require improvement of approaches to the treatment of patients with gunshot and mine-explosive bone defects. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of treatment of a 28-year-old Ukranian man with a gunshot multifragmentary fracture of the proximal humerus with a bone defect using three-dimensional printing of a polyetheretherketone frame (scaffold) for alloplastic material. The analysis of this case expands the possibilities of using three-dimensional printing technologies of polyetheretherketone scaffolds in the treatment of significant bone defects. CONCLUSION: Modern military trauma requires individualized treatment for each patient. The use of individual polyetheretherketone scaffolds in the treatment of a gunshot multifragmentary fracture with a bone defect has a positive clinical effect.

Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports

DOI: 10.1186/s13256-024-04727-5