Free vascularized fibular grafting in combination with a locking plate for the reconstruction of a large tibial defect secondary to osteomyelitis in a child: a case report and literature review.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Although a large skeletal defect secondary to osteomyelitis in children is not an uncommon problem, there are no descriptions of the management of such a defect with a free vascularized fibular graft in combination with a locking plate. We performed such a technique, after radical debridement and systemic antibiotic treatment, on a 13-year-old boy suffering from a large 10 cm tibial defect secondary to osteomyelitis. Primary union of the graft was achieved at 6 months. No recurrence of osteomyelitis occurred in the 29-month follow-up period, and limb salvage and eradication of the infection were achieved successfully.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Transplantation
- Fibula
- Limb Salvage
- Osteomyelitis
- Tibia
Anatomy
- tibia