Osteoperiosteal fibular strut grafting - A technique to improve union rates.
K VenkatadassPrateek RastogiSenthilkumar TS RajasekaranPublished in: International orthopaedics (2024)
Union occurred in average 12.7 weeks in all except one patient with congenital pseudoarthrosis of tibia. The fibula on the harvest site regenerated completely in all other patients. One patient had a superficial infection. Children were followed were an average of 17.5 months and there was no incidence of graft resorption or fracture. Osteoperiosteal fibula graft is a simple, effective and cost-effective procedure for the treatment of gap non-unions in children. It offers the advantage of both biological and mechanical support, with high union rates and low complication rates.