The SU-PERiosteum Improving Bone Biology Using Novel Chimeric Fibula-Periosteal Flap

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This VTT describes a presentation by Gagori Bandopadhyay, an associate in Glasgow, discussing a collaboration between their team and the plastic surgical and limb reconstruction teams at Glasgow Royal. The presentation focuses on a novel periosteal flap surgical technique for treating challenging cases of infected nonunions with significant bone loss, a common occurrence among patients with a history of binge drinking and smoking. Gagori elaborates on the historical context of their work, the socioeconomic burden of nonunions, and the limitations of current grafting techniques. They introduce a new method involving independent pedicles from perineal vessels and shares results from reviewing patients treated with this technique, highlighting a remarkable 100% union rate for non-unions treated with the new flap. The presentation concludes with a summary of the findings and the implications for treating hard-to-heal fractures.

DOI: 10.1302/3114-251057

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