Corrective osteotomy for mal- and nonunion of the tibia using the posterolateral approach.
An analysis of the results of 9 patients with a post-traumatic malalignment of the tibia, treated by an osteotomy and immediate bone grafting through a posterolateral approach is presented. Fixation was obtained with an external fixator in 8 cases and with a fibular plate in one case. Union was obtained in all cases after an average of 4.8 months. A significant improvement in the malalignment was obtained, especially in the frontal plane and somewhat less in the sagittal plane. Permanent sequellae due to the procedure were not noted.
Stuyck
J
J
U.Z. Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium.
Nelen
G
G
Feys
H
H
Devlies
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*