• Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Feb 2019

    Case Reports

    Lengthening of free fibular grafts for reconstruction of the residual leg length discrepancy.

    • Xianghong Zhang, Tingting Zhang, Tang Liu, Zhihong Li, and Xiangsheng Zhang.
    • Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139# Middle Renmin Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People's Republic of China.
    • Bmc Musculoskel Dis. 2019 Feb 8; 20 (1): 66.

    BackgroundWe evaluated our results of lengthening of free vascularized fibular grafts using a unilateral external fixator in patients with residual leg length discrepancy after free vascularized fibular graft for lower limb reconstruction.Cases PresentationTwo patients were administrated to our hospital with residual tibial length discrepancy after vascularized free fibular graft surgery. Lengthening of the free vascularized fibular graft with a unilateral external fixator was performed to correct the leg length discrepancy. Both patients recovered well with no difficult in activities of daily living at the last follow-up.ConclusionsThis study shows that lengthening of free vascularized fibular grafts with an external fixator is an effective treatment for massive residual leg shortening after vascularized free fibular graft surgery.

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