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A pedicled bone graft from the acromion: an anatomical investigation regarding surgical feasibility

Moor, Beat Kaspar ; Kohut, Georges ; Bouaicha, Samy ; Grabherr, Silke ; Gautier, Emanuel ; Bergmann, Mathias ; Marcer, Nicholas ; Djonov, Valentin

In: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2011, vol. 21, no. 5, p. 604-611

Objective: To investigate the technical feasibility of harvesting a vascularized bone graft from the acromion pedicled on the acromial branch.Background: Complex fractures of the proximal humerus may result in partial or total avascular necrosis of the head fragment. Treatment of avascular necrosis of the humeral head is dependent upon the stage of disease as well as the dimension and...