Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia

Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia

<p>We have performed the ipsilateral vascularized fibular transfer for the treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia (CPT). In the case under study, the conventional treatment by intramedullary rod and autogenous iliac bone grafting had failed. The follow up took place durin...

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Main Authors: Seyed Esmail Hassanpour, Mehdi Rasti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-07-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Congenital pseudoarthrosis, tibia, vascularized fibular graft, bone graft.
Online Access:http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/438
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spelling doaj-2724c8fde0df47a98afb4d3b6af88a802020-11-24T23:56:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362007-07-01123153158Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibiaSeyed Esmail HassanpourMehdi Rasti<p>We have performed the ipsilateral vascularized fibular transfer for the treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia (CPT). In the case under study, the conventional treatment by intramedullary rod and autogenous iliac bone grafting had failed. The follow up took place during the next 4 years and the patient can now walk without assistance. Combining a pedicle ipsilateral fibular transfer with an internal fixation and iliac bone graft may be a good option for the treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of tibia.<br /><strong>KEY WORDS</strong>: Congenital pseudoarthrosis, tibia, vascularized fibular graft, bone graft.</p> http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/438Congenital pseudoarthrosis, tibia, vascularized fibular graft, bone graft.
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author Seyed Esmail Hassanpour
Mehdi Rasti
spellingShingle Seyed Esmail Hassanpour
Mehdi Rasti
Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Congenital pseudoarthrosis, tibia, vascularized fibular graft, bone graft.
author_facet Seyed Esmail Hassanpour
Mehdi Rasti
author_sort Seyed Esmail Hassanpour
title Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
title_short Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
title_full Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
title_fullStr Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
title_full_unstemmed Vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
title_sort vascularized pedicle graft of ipsilateral fibula for recurrent congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
issn 1735-1995
1735-7136
publishDate 2007-07-01
description <p>We have performed the ipsilateral vascularized fibular transfer for the treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia (CPT). In the case under study, the conventional treatment by intramedullary rod and autogenous iliac bone grafting had failed. The follow up took place during the next 4 years and the patient can now walk without assistance. Combining a pedicle ipsilateral fibular transfer with an internal fixation and iliac bone graft may be a good option for the treatment of congenital pseudoarthrosis of tibia.<br /><strong>KEY WORDS</strong>: Congenital pseudoarthrosis, tibia, vascularized fibular graft, bone graft.</p>
topic Congenital pseudoarthrosis, tibia, vascularized fibular graft, bone graft.
url http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/438
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