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A Case of Major Bone Loss of Tibia Treated by Tibialisation of Fibula


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Compound injuries with bone loss have a propensity to develop infective non-union. If major bone loss occures then choices of treatment left are vascularized bone grafting, custom mega prosthesis, Ilizarov fixation, and Huntington procedure.

Here we report a case of 3-year-old child who suffered compound grade III injury to lower leg, which developed into infective non-union over a period of 5 years, for which she was treated, and eventually tibialisation of the fibula was performed.


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Osteomyelitis, Non-Union, Tibialisation
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Authors

R. R. Patil
MGIMS, Sewagram, Maharashtra, India
A. B. Waghela
MGIMS, Sewagram, Maharashtra, India
D. K. Tyagi
MGIMS, Sewagram, Maharashtra, India
K. N. Wandile
MGIMS, Sewagram, Maharashtra, India
C. M. Badole
MGIMS, Sewagram, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


Compound injuries with bone loss have a propensity to develop infective non-union. If major bone loss occures then choices of treatment left are vascularized bone grafting, custom mega prosthesis, Ilizarov fixation, and Huntington procedure.

Here we report a case of 3-year-old child who suffered compound grade III injury to lower leg, which developed into infective non-union over a period of 5 years, for which she was treated, and eventually tibialisation of the fibula was performed.


Keywords


Osteomyelitis, Non-Union, Tibialisation

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