[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.
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique Pédiatrique, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon. remi.kohler@chu-lyon.fr
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Kohler
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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