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Failure of hypertrophy in revascularised fibula grafts due to stress protection
Author(s) -
Bos K. E.,
Besselaar P. P.,
vd Eijken L. W.,
Raaymakers E. L. F. B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1996)17:7<366::aid-micr4>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - medicine , fibula , muscle hypertrophy , microsurgery , surgery , cardiology , tibia
Three cases of long bone reconstruction with vascularised fibula grafts are described. Hypertrophy of the graft did not occur after a follow‐up of 3–5 years. Three different kinds of stress shielding appeared to prevent transformation of the graft. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 17:366–370 1996