Case Report - Reconstruction of lower end of radius using vascularized upper end of fibula

  • Koul, Ashok Raj
  • Patil, Rahul K
  • Philip, Vinoth Kumar
  • Kale, Subhash M
Publication date
August 2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Medical Journal

Abstract

Background: Giant cell tumor is a fairly common locally invasive tumor in young adults. The lower end of the radius is the second commonest site for this tumor. The most common treatment for this tumor is curettage with or without bone grafting but it carries a significant rate of recurrence. Excision is the treatment of choice, especially for cases in which the cortex has been breached. After excision of the distal end of the radius, different procedures have been described to reconstruct the defect of distal radius. These include partial arthrodesis and hemiarthroplasty using the upper end of the fibula. The upper end of the fibula has a morphological resemblance to the lower end of the radius and has been used to replace the latter. Trad...

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