on how to sterilize extruded bone segments in the literature. In this article, we report a case with open fracture in which the extruded bone fragment was implanted after it was autoclaved. CASE REPORT An 18-year-old male who suffered a motorcycle accident was admitted to the emergency department. On physical examination, there were dermal abrasions on the left half of the face and left arm, as well as open fractures in the left femur and left tibia. According to the Gustilo-Anderson

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... ion, the femur fracture was type III, and the tibia fracture was type II. Tetanus prophylaxis and antibiotic prophylaxis (first-generation cephalosporin) were administered to the patient in the emergency room. Radiographs revealed that an approximately 12 cm femoral bone segment was extruded from the 5 cm wound at the anterior thigh (Figure 1 ). It was thought that a longitudinal deforming force had