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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Bone Defect | Case report

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

Authors: Xianghong Zhang, Tingting Zhang, Tang Liu, Zhihong Li, Xiangsheng Zhang

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

We 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 presentation

Two 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.

Conclusions

This 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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Metadata
Title
Lengthening of free fibular grafts for reconstruction of the residual leg length discrepancy
Authors
Xianghong Zhang
Tingting Zhang
Tang Liu
Zhihong Li
Xiangsheng Zhang
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2445-z

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