Treatment of massive tibial bone loss due to chronic draining osteomyelitis: fibula transport using the Ilizarov frame.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This article affirms the value of the application of the Ilizarov frame for gradual transport of the ipsilateral fibula to replace massive tibial bone loss following chronic refractory osteomyelitis.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Resorption
- Bone Transplantation
- Fibula
- Ilizarov Technique
- Osteomyelitis
- Tibia
Anatomy
- tibia