Simultaneous radius and ulna reconstruction with folded free vascularized fibula transfer: case report.
We report 1 case of successful treatment of radius and ulna nonunion by a folded vascularized fibular graft, in which 2 parallel fibular struts remained connected by the periosteum and peroneal vessels, and another case of infected nonunion of the ulna and radius with osseous and soft tissue defects treated by a free fibular osteoseptocutaneous flap with folded fibular graft in a 1-stage procedure.
Zhen
Ping
P
Department of Orthopedics, Lanzhou General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Region, People's Liberation Army, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China. zhenpingok@163.com
Liu
Xing-Yan
XY
Li
Xu-Sheng
XS
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012399:Rotation; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*