A new method of treatment of congenital tibial pseudoarthrosis using free vascularised fibular graft: a preliminary report.
This paper reports our experience of using Vascularised Fibular Transfer in Treatment of Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of tibia in 12 cases. Although the preliminary results of bony union are encouraging, the long term results can only be assessed after skeletal maturity.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*