Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.32580
https://doi.org/10.7150/jbji.32580
Original full-length article
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16 Feb 2019
Original full-length article |  | 16 Feb 2019

Segmental Bone Loss of the Clavicle due to Fracture-Related Infection: A Multidisciplinary Challenge

Femke Goormans, Jan Vranckx, Michiel Herteleer, Jolien Onsea, Nathalie Noppe, Melissa Depypere, Stefaan Nijs, and Willem-Jan Metsemakers

Keywords: fracture-related infection, bone defect, clavicle fracture, osteocutaneous free fibula flap, multidisciplinary team, MDT

Abstract. As the surgical treatment of clavicular fractures is increasingly utilized in orthopedics, the number of related complications rises as well. We present a case of segmental bone loss of the clavicle due to fracture-related infection. Treatment was based on a multidisciplinary team approach, which was important for a successful outcome.