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02.08.2019 | Technical Note • WRIST - BONE HARVESTING
The Lister’s tubercle trapdoor: a minimally invasive technique for harvesting cancellous bone from the distal radius
Erschienen in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Ausgabe 1/2020
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Bone graft harvest from the distal radius, immediately proximal to the Lister’s tubercle, is a common technique in upper limb surgery. Here, we present a minimally invasive technique to harvest bone graft using a replaceable, well vascularized access trapdoor. The hinged trapdoor technique allows a small incision over Lister’s tubercle and does not violate the fibro-osseous tunnel of the third compartment. Nearby structures like the superficial radial nerve, extensor carpi radialis brevis and extensor pollicis longus are safely protected throughout. Closure of the trapdoor creates a smooth surface and therefore little or no surrounding trauma.