Bone Grafts Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Bone Grafts, including details on spine fusion, surgery, procedure, risks.

Lengthening of a free fibular graft after sarcoma resection of the humerus.

Ilizarov S, Blyakher A, Rozbruch SR

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA. ilizarovs@hss.edu

We report a patient who had resection of the humerus for osteosarcoma, initial reconstruction with a free fibular graft of the humerus, and subsequent lengthening of the graft. A 9-cm (100% of free fibula length) lengthening was achieved to equalize the humerus length. A complication of regenerate fracture was treated successfully with plating. Four years after the initial surgery for lengthening, the patient presented with a new radial neuropathy.

Published 6 April 2007 in Clin Orthop Relat Res, 457: 242-6.
Full-text of this article is available online (may require subscription).

© 2004-2008 Bone Grafts Research Today. All Rights Reserved.