title: Treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia with direct current stimulation.
abstract: Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia presents surgeons with one of the most challenging of all orthopedic problems. The results of various forms of surgical treatment are rarely successful. This is a preliminary report on an implanted direct current bone growth stimulator (DCBGS) for treatment of congential pseudarthrosis of the tibia. The implanted stimulator achieved encouraging results in 6 patients when it was used in conjunction with cancellous bone grafting and efficient immobilization of the tibia. The leg requires long-term protection of the fracture site until skeletal maturity is complete.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging