title: Calcaneus replacement after total calcanectomy via vascularized pelvis bone.
abstract: Because of loss of function and chronic pain total calcanectomy is a serious impairment for the patient. There are few reports concerning replacement procedures using ribs [Brenner P, Zwipp H, Rammelt S. Vascularized double barrel ribs combined with free serratus anterior muscle transfer for homologous restoration of the hindfoot after calcanectomy. J Trauma-Injury Infect Crit Care 2000;49(2):331-5; Lin CH, Wei FC, Levin LS, Su JI. Free composite serratus anterior and rib flaps for tibial composite bone and soft-tissue defect. Past Reconstr Surg 1997;99:1656-65; Moscona RA, Ullmann Y, Hirshowitz B. Free composite serratus anterior muscle-rib flap for reconstruction of severely damaged foot. Ann Plast Surg 1988;20:167-72] or homologeous bone graft [Mankin HJ, Gebhardt MC, Jennings LC, Springfield DS, Tomford WW. Long-term results of allograft replacement in the management of bone tumors. Clin Orthop 1996;324:86-97; Muscolo DL, Miguel AA, Aponte-Tinao A. Long-term results of allograft replacement after total calcanectomy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000;82(1):109-12; Ottolenghi CE, Petracchi LJ. Chondromyxosarcoma of the calcaneus; report of a case of total replacement of involved bone with a homogenous refrigerated calcaneus. J Bone Joint Surg 1953;35A(1):211-4]. We report a case of calcaneus replacement by vascularized iliac crest bone.
authors.affiliation: Departement of Foot Surgery at Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik der LMU München, Germany. lars.kurvin@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kurvin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Volkering
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kessler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000601:surgery