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Treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia by a free vascularized fibular graft: Case report
Author(s) -
Usami Fumiaki,
Iketani Masayuki,
Hirukawa Michio,
Fujikura Kunio,
Furuya Masahiro,
Kikuchi Tatsuyuki
Publication year - 1981
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/micr.1920030110
Subject(s) - medicine , tibia , fibula , surgery , bony union , anatomy , prosthesis
A free vascularized fibular graft was used to treat a case of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia in a 5‐year‐old girl. Four weeks after the surgery, x‐ ray films revealed remarkable callus formation at the proximal junction of the graft and tibia. Seventeen months passed before union at this junction was complete. Union at the distal junction, on the other hand, took only 12 weeks. It was noted that the fibular graft enlarged in diameter rapidly, and at 17 months was the same size as the recipient tibia.