title: Lengthening of a free fibular graft after sarcoma resection of the humerus.
abstract: We report a patient who had resection of the humerus for osteosarcoma, initial reconstruction with a free fibular graft of the humerus, and subsequent lengthening of the graft. A 9-cm (100% of free fibula length) lengthening was achieved to equalize the humerus length. A complication of regenerate fracture was treated successfully with plating. Four years after the initial surgery for lengthening, the patient presented with a new radial neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA. ilizarovs@hss.edu
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ilizarov
authors.forename: Arkady
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blyakher
authors.forename: S Robert
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rozbruch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001852:Bone Lengthening; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005360:Fibula / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome