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International Orthopaedics
Published in: International Orthopaedics 6/2003

01-12-2003 | Review Article

Pedicled iliac graft—twenty years experience

Author: Ping Chung Leung

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 6/2003

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Excerpt

It is now 20 years since I reported the first case of bony reconstruction using a vascularised pedicled iliac crest graft [3, 6]. The idea was to make use of a strong piece of bone that would heal quickly to ensure a secure bridging of a large bone gap resulting after tumour resection [4]. The vascular pedicle ensured rapid bone healing by providing a good blood supply. …
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Cheung HS, Stewart IE, Ho KC, Leung PC, Metreweli C (1993) Vascularised iliac crest grafts: evaluation of viability status with marrow scintigraphy. Radiology 186 : 241–245PubMed
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Lau RS, Leung PC (1981) Bone graft viability in vascularised bone graft transfer Br J Radiol 55:325–329
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Leung PC (1983) Reconstruction of a large femoral defect using a vascularised pedicle iliac graft. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 65:1179–1180
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Leung PC (1989) Current trends in bone grafting. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
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Leung PC (1995) In: Leung PC Leung (ed) Microsurgery in orthopaedic practice. World Scientific, Singapore, New York, pp 79–88
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Metadata
Title
Pedicled iliac graft—twenty years experience
Author
Ping Chung Leung
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 6/2003
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-003-0487-0

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