title: Replacement of the lateral malleolus of the ankle joint with a reversed proximal fibular bone graft.
abstract: Infrequently, prior reports have described the use of the ipsilateral proximal fibula to replace an absent distal fibula caused by either trauma, infection, or resection for tumor. This is a 27-year follow-up of a 12-year-old patient who lost the distal 7.5 cm of her fibula secondary to trauma. The soft tissue defect was replaced early by an abdominal flap and the bone defect was eventually replaced with 7.5 cm of proximal fibula. The lateral ankle ligaments were reconstructed with the peroneus brevis, and the ankle joint has remained stable. Although traumatic arthrosis has progressed slowly, the patient at age 39 has a relatively painless, mobile ankle joint.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Herring
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Goldner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D001915:Braces; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation; D010027:Osteotomy; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D013628:Talus / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D013977:Tibia / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery