Treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia with vascularized fibular periosteal transplant
โ Scribed by Francisco Soldado; Cesar Garcia Fontecha; Sleiman Haddad; A. Hernandez-Fernandez; Pablo Corona; Ernesto Guerra-Farfan
- Book ID
- 112143577
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 892 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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Eight vascularized fibula grafts and two vascularized rib grafts were used for the treatment of 10 Boyd's Type II congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia. All but one vascularized fibula graft united within 4 months. The two vascularized rib grafts did not unite until receiving a conventional bone gr
## Abstract Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) remains one of the most challenging problems confronting the orthopaedic surgeon. The operative results are frequently less than successful; many cases require several surgical procedures, and a significant number of them ending in amputation