Free vascularised bone graft using microvascular technique.
The authors investigated 212 dried human fibulae to find out the length, the circumference and the entry points of nutrient artery to the fibula. Angiography of six freshly amputated limbs was studied to show the relationship of the posterior tibial artery and peroneal artery. Seven clinical cases of free vascularised fibula graft are reported. The length of the fibula graft varies from 10 cm to 20 cm. A postoperative 113M-In EDTMP examination revealed the blood supply to the grafted fibula was adequate. The bony healing and functional restoration of the extremities proved to be satisfactory.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000601:surgery; D005360:Fibula / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*