title: Controversies in the management of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia and fibula.
abstract: Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) is a rare but well recognised condition. Obtaining union of the pseudarthrosis in these children is often difficult and may require several surgical procedures. The treatment has changed significantly since the review by Hardinge in 1972, but controversies continue as to the best form of surgical treatment. This paper reviews these controversies.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, UK. tahir.khan@rnoh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Congenital; Controversies; Management; Outcome; Pseudarthrosis; Refracture; Tibia; Union