臨床症例報告ジャーナル

Tibial Lengthening and Angular Deformity Correction after the Treatment of Tibia Osteomyelitis Using Perone Pro Tibia Graft Technique. Case Report

Abstract

Gabriel Fletscher, Mauricio Zuluaga, Byron Miranda, Esteban Gonzalez and Federico Persico

The technique perone pro tibia graft for the leg reconstruction was described for the first time at the end of the nineteen century. With the advancement of new techniques, for example, Masquelet induced membrane and distraction osteogenesis, the aforementioned procedure has been almost forgotten. There are several complications associated with the procedure including the fracture of the perone, nonunion and shortening of the lower limb.