title: Vascularized fibula graft for the traumatically induced long-bone defect.
abstract: Long-bone defects resulting from trauma can be managed with a variety of techniques, including conventional bone grafting, distraction osteogenesis, bone graft substitutes, prosthetic devices, and vascularized bone grafting. Although there is an array of available methods for long-bone reconstruction of bony defects, vascularized bone transfer is particularly useful in large defects (> 6 cm) and in cases in which osteomyelitis and unstable soft-tissue or beds make conventional techniques difficult.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: L Scott
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007867:Leg Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*