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Fig. 5

From: Varying degrees of spontaneous osteogenesis of Masquelet’s induced membrane: experimental and clinical observations

Fig. 5

A 37-year-old male patient with a grade I IMSO. (a,b) AP and lateral radiographs showing that the cement spacer of the PMMA filled in the defects after debridement for infection of upper open tibial fractures. (c) Intraoperative exploration revealing thickening (2–3 mm) and hardening of the IM (white arrow). (d,e) AP and lateral radiographs showing indistinct new bone formation at nine months after insertion of the PMMA. (f,g) AP and lateral radiographs showing clinical healing of the fractures and defects after bone grafting

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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