Vascularized free fibular graft in the treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of tibia. 2009

M Kokavec, and M Kusin, and D Palencar
Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Pediatric University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia. kokavec@dfnsp.sk

Aim of the study was to evaluate the results of the patients with "congenital pseudartrosis of tibia" treated by vascularized fibular graft transferred from the contralateral calf. METHODS The cohort consist of four patients (2 boys and 2 girls) aged 5.75 y (range 4-8 years) in the time of the transfer of vascularized fibular graft from the contralateral calf into the resected tibia suffered from pseudarthrosis Crawford type II, III and IV. Patients were operated on between 1999-2007. RESULTS A total graft union was achieved in three patients in one-year follow-up period. In one girl, treatment failed due to infection and was treated later with intramedullar Rush nail fixation and additional spongioplasty with an unsatisfactory result. CONCLUSIONS Authors believe that after an accurate preoperative planning in cooperation with the microsurgeon, the treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia by vascullarized fibular graft should be considered as a very effective, accurate and relatively safe method (Tab. 2, Fig. 4, Ref. 7). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011542 Pseudarthrosis A pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal BONY CALLUS leading to existence of the "false joint" that gives the condition its name. (Dorland, 27th ed) Pseudoarthrosis,Pseudarthroses,Pseudoarthroses
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D005360 Fibula The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones. Fibulas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016025 Bone Transplantation The grafting of bone from a donor site to a recipient site. Grafting, Bone,Transplantation, Bone,Bone Grafting

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