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J Reconstr Microsurg 1986; 2(3): 165-167
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007018
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Venous Drainage Through Marrow Coaptation in Free Bone Transfer: Two Case Reports

Ahmed El Danaf, A. Abou Elseoud, T. Alhussein, M. Fansa
  • Departments of Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery, Mataria and Elsahel Teaching Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
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Accepted for publication 1985

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Two cases with chronic bony defects, one post-traumatic and the other after bone tumor excision, were reconstructed with free bone transfers, using only microarterial anastomoses. The survival of these transfers, despite the absence of microvenous anastomoses, may indicate that venous drainage can develop through well-coapted bone marrow.