[Congenital pseudarthrosis of the forearm in a neurofibromatosis patient: case report and review of the literature].
We report a case of congenital pseudarthrosis of the forearm associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 which was treated by free vascularized periosteal flap transplant and repeated bone grafting. The young female patient recovered good hand and forearm function. A review of the literature revealed the rare occurrence of this disease (approximately 100 cases reported to date), which probably explains the wide variety of surgical proposals.
Kohler
R
R
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique Pédiatrique, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon. remi.kohler@chu-lyon.fr
Solla
F
F
Pinson
S
S
Romana
C
C
Chau
E
E
Dohin
B
B
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D011884:Radius / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014457:Ulna / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery