title: An unusual complication of an ankle arthroscopy and its management.
abstract: This report describes a case of a routine ankle arthroscopy which went awfully wrong. In trying to excise a loose body the surgeon had excised the distal fibula. A reasonable solution to the problem now facing the patient would have been an ankle fusion. The authors, however, performed an osteoarticular fibular grafting. At 34 months, this has been a success so far clinically and radiologically. Both the complication and its treatment have not been described before.
authors.affiliation: The Musculoskeletal Tumor and Limb Reconstruction Center, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005360:Fibula / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*