title: Free vascularized fibular grafts for reconstruction of large femoral defects involving the knee joint: report of two cases.
abstract: Large femoral defects involving the knee joint have been successfully reconstructed using free vascularized fibular grafts and May anatomical bone plates. The operative technique and functional results are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanaya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male