title: Fashioning autologous bone graft from the fibula in the transfibular approach to open ankle arthrodesis.
abstract: Open ankle arthrodesis is one of the primary operations for disabling ankle arthrosis. The transfibular lateral approach to ankle fusion is a common approach for open ankle arthrodesis. Autologous bone graft can be harvested from the osteotomised fibula. We describe a safe technique of taking graduated slices of fibula bone graft, which allows optimal fibula length excision and are suitable in shape to pack into defects at the fusion site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, West Middlesex University Hospital, Twickenham Road, London, Middlesex TW7 6AF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: edieongortho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ieong
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, West Middlesex University Hospital, Twickenham Road, London, Middlesex TW7 6AF, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, West Middlesex University Hospital, Twickenham Road, London, Middlesex TW7 6AF, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Soosai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nathan
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Arthrodesis; Bone graft; Transfibular