Reconstruction of the first and second metatarsals with free vascularised double-barrelled fibular graft after resection of a chondrosarcoma.

Toriyama, Kazuhiro; Kamei, Yuzuru; Yagi, Shunjiro; Uchibori, Mitsutoshi; Nishida, Yoshihiro; Torii, Shuhei · J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the case of a 71-year-old woman with a chondrosarcoma originating in the first metatarsal of the left foot. We performed a wide resection and reconstructed the first and second metatarsals with a free vascularised double-barrelled fibular graft. Her limb was successfully salvaged with functional and aesthetic results. Two years after surgery, the patient is able to walk without any ortho-prosthetic devices and has returned to farm work. The details of the technique applied in this case have been described in this article.

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