Since attention was focused on the subject by Burrows (1940) many fatigue fractures of the lower fibula have been reported. Fatigue fractures of the lower tibia, however, are uncommon. Singer and Maudsley (1954), describing five cases, could find only three previous examples in the literature. I can find no record of fatigue fractures affecting the lower thirds of the tibia and the fibula of th...

Resection of the distal fibula is used to treat malignant or benign locally aggressive tumors involving this region. Current reconstructive techniques are limited by undesirable functional deficits. The authors present a part-retrospective and part-prospective case-comparison of 2 patient groups (study and control) treated for malignant or benign locally aggressive primary bone tumors of the di...

Objective: To evaluate the donor site morbidity of iliac and fibular nonvascularized bone graft after mandibular resection. Material Methods: This study was guided by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) in PubMed, Proquest, Science Direct, Ebsco. A total 12 studies met criteria humans using grafts reconstruction Results: greater proportion patients received (...

A case of Gollop-Wolfgang syndrome is reported in which an alternative treatment to amputation was chosen. The patient had the classical Y-shaped femur and total tibial agenesis. The recommended treatment in absence of extensor apparatus is knee disarticulation but the parents refused amputation. An alternative treatment was proposed to allow the child to walk. Tibialisation of the fibula and f...

Maxillary reconstruction still remains challenging for surgeons despite the fact that maxilla is a static structure. The correct shape and volume of the reconstruction can guarantee the best result in terms of soft tissue support and functional outcome for the patients restoring three-dimensional support of the mid third. The fibula free flap seems to be the best free flap to apply in this type...

The reconstruction of mandibular continuity defects after tumor resection with free vascularized bone flaps is considered to be a treatment option. Although the fibula flap presents many advantages, it does not offer sufficient bone height to restore the alveolar arch when reconstruction involves a dentate mandible. In this report, 2 patients who were referred to our clinic with reconstructed m...