title: Tumors of the head of the fibula: good function after resection without ligament reconstruction in 6 patients.
abstract: Tumors of the proximal fibula are rare. Wide resection includes adjacent knee-stabilizing structures. Unlike treatment of traumatic disruption of the lateral ligamentous structures of the knee, wide resection of the fibular head for a tumor may not require reconstruction. After 14 years of follow-up, function was satisfactory in 6 consecutive cases where resection of the fibular head was done without ligamentous reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, St. Vincent's Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Einoder
authors.forename: Peter F M
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Choong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors