Use of scaffolds based on polyetheretherketone tubular implant in the treatment of a gunshot multifragmentary fracture of the proximal part of the shoulder with a bone defect: a case report

Abstract

Abstract Background In connection with the war in Ukraine and the use of modern high-energy weapons by the enemy, the nature of injuries have changed. These changes require improvement of approaches to the treatment of patients with gunshot and mine-explosive bone defects. Case presentation We present the case of treatment of a 28-year-old Ukranian man with a gunshot multifragmentary fracture of the proximal humerus with a bone defect using three-dimensional printing of a polyetheretherketone frame (scaffold) for alloplastic material. The analysis of this case expands the possibilities of using three-dimensional printing technologies of polyetheretherketone scaffolds in the treatment of significant bone defects. Conclusion Modern military trauma requires individualized treatment for each patient. The use of individual polyetheretherketone scaffolds in the treatment of a gunshot multifragmentary fracture with a bone defect has a positive clinical effect.

Keywords

• PEEK
• PEEK frame
• PEEK implant
• Scaffold
• Bone defect
• 3D planning