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- Title
Treatment of pediatric tibial shaft nonunion using ipsilateral free non-vascularized fibular graft.
- Authors
Qi, Bao-Chang; Gao, Long; Wang, Jian; Ran, Jian
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Although tibial shaft fractures are the third most common long bone fractures in children after the forearm and femur, nonunion of these fractures are rare in the pediatric population.<bold>Case Report: </bold>Despite seldom seen, tibial nonunion is very complex and it is also a devastating complication of tibial fracture especially when infected. Numerous methods have been employed to treat pediatric tibial nonunion, but there is no consensus. Here, we present a case of a child with right tibial shaft fracture nonunion. We treated this patient with ipsilateral free non-vascularized fibular graft.<bold>Results: </bold>Both the nonunion site and fibular donor site united well with good function in the injured extremity and no adverse events.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>We recommend the use of ipsilateral free non-vascularized fibular graft for the treatment of pediatric tibial shaft nonunion.
- Subjects
TIBIAL fractures; BONE fractures in children; PEDIATRIC therapy; BONE shafts; UNUNITED fractures; FIBULA; CHILD patients
- Publication
Technology & Health Care, 2023, Vol 31, Issue 2, p783
- ISSN
0928-7329
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3233/THC-220126