The inlay bone graft as a treatment of ununited fractures : a report of fifteen successful cases / Fred H. Albee.

  • Fred H. Albee
Date:
1914
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    j <22fc ' 2Ef eat Q Reprinted from American Journal oJ-0vkgery, ^ January, *1914. THE INLAY BONE ^AE? AS A TREAT- MENT OF ununitRdlfractures. a report of fifteen success- ful CASES. Fred H. Albee, M. D., New York City. This paper is supplemental to the following brief reports appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, August 3, 1912, page 353; The Post-Graduate, November, 1912, Vol. 27, No. 11; and Author’s Stereo-Clinic, pub- lished by The Southworth Co., 1913; and is based upon the results of 15 cases of ununited fractures, and an experience gained from the application of the bone transplant to 205 additional cases of vary- ing character. I have often said that the Lane plate and other internal metal splints, when applied to ununited fractures of long standing, are a hindrance rather than an advantage in securing bony union. This view has been strengthened by the accumulation of experience. The indications for treatment in fresh fractures and ununited fractures are entirely different al- though it is very evident from the discussion of these problems with various men and the large number of failures seen in our clinics, that many practitioners do not appreciate this difference. In a large percentage of fresh fractures tem- porary fixation only is necessary to insure union, as the osteogenetic function of the fragments is active and in the presence of accurate apposition union occurs rapidly. The proper application of the Lane plate in suitable cases fulfils all require- ments.