Pedicled Vascularised Fibular Grafting in a Flow-through Manner for Reconstruction of Infected Non-Union of the Tibia with Preservation of the Peroneal Artery: A Case Report

We report on an 82-year-old man with an infected non-union of the right tibia in which the peroneal artery was the sole artery supplying the lower leg, owing to peripheral arterial disease. He underwent tibial reconstruction using the pedicled vascularised fibular graft in a flow-through manner (wit...

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Main Authors: Yasunori Hattori, Kazuteru Doi, Soutetsu Sakamoto, Nilesh Satbhai, Kannan Karuppiah Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901502300125