Biological reconstruction of the femur using double free vascularized fibular autografts in a vertical array because of a large defect following wide resection of an osteosarcoma: a case report with 7 years of follow-up

Ozger, Harzem; Akgul, Turgut; Yildiz, Fatih; Topalan, Murat

doi:10.1097/bpb.0b013e328354afa6

Biological reconstruction of the femur using double free vascularized fibular autografts in a vertical array because of a large defect following wide resection of an osteosarcoma: a case report with 7 years of follow-up

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Ozger H., Akgul T., Yildiz F., Topalan M.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS-PART B, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.52-58, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/bpb.0b013e328354afa6
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS-PART B
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.52-58
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Free vascularized fibular autograft transfer to the defect area after wide resection of bone sarcoma is one of many biological reconstruction methods. We report on an 8-year-old girl with 7 years of follow-up treated for right femur osteosarcoma. A 26 cm long tumor was resected with clear margins. Because the length of one fibular autograft was shorter than the defect length, bilateral free vascularized fibular autografts were used in a vertical array on top of one another, and placed inside a fresh-frozen femoral allograft. The original length of the femur was maintained by this technique. J Pediatr Orthop B 22:52-58 (C) 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.