We present the results in 12 patients of arthrodesis of the knee using a vascularised fibular graft after resection of a malignant bone tumour. At a mean follow-up of 95 months (60 to 178) all patients were free from disease although 11 had had at least one complication, with stress fracture of the graft in five patients, nonunion in two and deep infection requiring above-knee amputation in one...

BACKGROUND Benign fibrous histiocytomas (BFH) usually presents as a small benign lesion that predominantly occurs in the skin. Only few cases of BFH arising from bone have been reported, its occurrence in pelvic bones is even rarer. CASE PRESENTATION A 34-year-old female presented with BFH at a rare anatomical location on both sides of the os ilium which was larger than earlier reported BFH o...

Osteosarcoma of the foot is exceedingly uncommon, and as a result, very little known about patient tumor characteristics. In addition, prognosis may be grim due to delayed presentation misdiagnosis. A diagnosis osteosarcoma, regardless location, not only reduce long-term survival but also modify treatment plan, resulting in less favorable functional cosmetic outcomes. Here we report diagnostic ...

Seven patients with a bone tumor were operated on with local excision and a free vascularized fibular graft. Four of the patients received both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The blood flow in the grafts was evaluated by scintigraphy within 1 week after the operation. The median follow-up time was 4 (1-5) years. All but one graft-host junction healed primarily. There were 5 graft fractures in 3...

We describe a retrospective review of 38 cases of reconstruction following resection of the metaphysiodiaphysis of the lower limb for malignant bone tumours using free vascularised fibular grafts. The mean follow-up was for 7.6 years (0.4 to 18.4). The mean Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score was 27.2 (20 to 30). The score was significantly higher when the graft was carried out in a one-stage p...

We retrospectively evaluated 18 patients with a mean age of 37.3 years (14 to 72) who had undergone pelvic reconstruction stabilised with a non-vascularised fibular graft after resection of a primary bone tumour. The mean follow-up was 10.14 years (2.4 to 15.7). The mean Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Score was 76.5% (50% to 100%). Primary union was achieved in the majority of reconstructions wi...

We evaluated 31 patients who were treated with a non-vascularised fibular graft after resection of primary musculoskeletal tumours, with a median follow-up of 5.6 years (3 to 26.7 years). Primary union was achieved in 89% (41 of 46) of the grafts in a median period of 24 weeks. All 25 grafts in 18 patients without additional chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy achieved primary union, compared with...