Annals of Case Reports and Clinical Studies (ISSN: 2834-5673) | Volume 4, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access DOI

Retrograde Ankle Fusion with ETN PROtect and autologous bone with Bioactive Glass as a Bone Substitute for Infected Non-union: A Case Report

Jari Shiratori^*

Jari Shiratori*, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Thomas Ferbert, Sebastian Findeisen

Clinic for Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Centre for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery, and Paraplegiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany

^*Correspondence to: Jari Shiratori 

Abstract

Non-unions are an important complication to fractures and the treatment thereof is often challenging. The presented Case Report shows how interdisciplinary cooperation and an individualized therapeutic approach lead to successful therapy in challenging circumstances. A retrogradely implanted antibiotic coated Tibia Nail can be used for Ankle Arthrodesis and combined with RIA harvested autologous bone and Bioactive Glass for defect augmentation. Beforehand a large soft tissue defect was addressed by transferring a latissimus dorsi muscle flap.

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Jari Shiratori, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Thomas Ferbert, Sebastian Findeisen. Retrograde Ankle Fusion with ETN PROtect and autologous bone with Bioactive Glass as a Bone Substitute for Infected Non-union: A Case Report. Ann Case Rep Clin Stud. 2025;4(3):1-6.