• Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi · Nov 2009

    [Treatment of nonunion of tibia with superficial peroneal vascular fascia pedicel tibiofibular periosteal flap].

    • Hua Wang, Lin Meng, Hua Ma, and Kui Zhao.
    • Department of No.2 Surgery, First People's Hospital of Yidu City, Yidu Hubei 443300, PR China.
    • Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2009 Nov 1; 23 (11): 1326-8.

    ObjectiveTo investigate the surgical treatment method and the curative effect of tibial nonunion with superficial peroneal vascular fascia pedicel tibiofibular periosteal flap.MethodsFrom January 1996 to December 2008, 18 cases of tibial nonunion were treated with superficial peroneal vascular fascia pedicel tibiofibular periosteal flap, interlocking intramedullary nailing and cancellous bone graft of distal tibial. There were 14 males and 4 females, with an average age of 32.5 years old (range, 24-67 years old). Fracture site was middle in 10 cases and distal in 8 cases. Primary injury cause included 12 cases of traffic accident and 6 cases of bruise. The tibial nonunion reasons were manual reduction and plaster immobilization in 8 cases, small splint immobilization in 4 cases, intramedullary nail fixation in 2 cases (no bone graft), plate fixation in 4 cases (including 3 cases of plate fixation and free iliac bone graft). Nonunion occurred after the first surgery. The time from nonunion to operation was 8 to 16 months, with an average of 10.5 months. The size of periosteal flap was 7 cm x 5 cm and distal tibial cancellous bone graft volume was 5-10 g.ResultsAll incision achieved healing by first intention after operation without flap necrosis and infection. All patients were followed up 6-36 months with an average of 20.8 months. All tibial nonunion healed 5-7 months after operation. According to Johner-Wruh scoring, the results were excellent in 14 cases, good in 3 cases, and fair in 1 case; the excellent and good rate was 94.4%.ConclusionSuperficial peroneal vascular tibiofibularfascia pedicel tibiofibular periosteal flap and interlocking intramedullary nailing can attain good results in treating nonunion of tibia and fibula because of being stable internal fixation and promoting the healing of nonunion.

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