Residual nonunion following vascularised fibular graft treatment for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia: a report of two cases.

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  • S Ibrahim
چکیده

Resection and reconstruction using a vascularised fibular graft is a viable alternative treatment for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, although distal junctional nonunion and residual deformity are known complications that are difficult to treat. We illustrate 2 cases in which bony union was achieved following a technique using fibular grafting and intramedullary nailing, without additional bone grafting. This technique was feasible because of hypertrophy of the fibular graft.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of orthopaedic surgery

دوره 14 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006