Massive segmental bone loss due to pantibial osteomyelitis in children reconstructed by medial fibular transport with Ilizarov frame

Objectives: Vascularized or non-vascularized fibula transport is a novel procedure for limb salvage but has been associated with high failure rates and complications. Ipsilateral medial fibular transport (IMFT) using Ilizarov apparatus is a modification of the procedure to prevent complications and...

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Main Authors: Atiq Uz Zaman, FCPS, Shahzad Javed, FCPS, Ashfaq Ahmad, MBBS, Amer Aziz, FRCS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658361217300823