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From: Masquelet technique in military practice: specificities and future directions for combat-related bone defect reconstruction

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Management of an 11-cm femur defect (SOFCOT type 4) due to gunshot. a Wound debridement, temporary external fixation, and delayed primary closure according to DCO principles. b One-step conversion to intramedullary nailing at stage 1. c Cancellous bone grafting at stage 2. Bone union was achieved after 4 months with an excellent functional result (no pain or knee stiffness). DCO damage control orthopedics. SOFCOT Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique

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