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Successful salvage via re-osseointegration of a loosened implant in a patient with transtibial amputation.

Clemens GstoettnerStefan SalmingerAgnes SturmaVeith MoserThomas HausnerRickard BrånemarkOskar C Aszmann
Published in: Prosthetics and orthotics international (2020)
This represents the first report of implant salvage after failed primary osseointegration. As the associated risks of this novel treatment are very low, investigations are warranted to evaluate this approach on a larger scale.
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