SURGEON TRANSPLANTS SHIN BONE WITH MENISCUS (Orthopedics This Week)
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The Edmonton Journal (Canada) reports an uncommon surgery performed for the first time in the area. Orthopedic surgeon Nadr Jomha transplanted a shin bone, complete with the cartilage and meniscus to reconstruct the knee of a 22-year-old man who had suffered a serious workplace injury.
The patient injured his leg two years ago when a 1,000-kilogram pump jack weight tipped over on his left leg. He had a five-centimeter tear in the main blood vessel in his leg, a dislocated knee, and rips to ...
