title: Early resection of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia and successful reconstruction using the Masquelet technique.
abstract: Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia remains one of the most difficult orthopaedic problems. We describe early excision and the use of the Masquelet technique to reconstruct the bone defect in a child aged 14 months. Consolidation sufficient for complete weight-bearing was achieved by seven weeks. After two and a half years, the child was asymptomatic with a fully reconstructed tibia and no leg-length discrepancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Amiens University Hospital and Jules Verne University of Picardie, Amiens, France. richard.gouron@gmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gouron
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deroussen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juvet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ursu
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Plancq
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Collet
mesh_terms: D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome