Autoclaved Tumor Bone for Skeletal Reconstruction in Paediatric Patients: A Low Cost Alternative in Developing Countries

Figure 2

A 10-year-old girl with Ewing’s sarcoma. (a) X-ray shows mass in mid and distal right femur. (b) Intraoperative picture showing autoclaved bone with fibular graft. (c) Immediate postoperative X-ray (d) 26-month postoperative X-ray shows graft and bone union at both distal and proximal ends; however, there is considerable shortening of right femur. (e) Breakage of locking compression plate (f) Considering the limb length discrepancy and plate breakage, patient underwent Ilizarov application to right femur. (g) One year post-Ilizarov X-ray showing 2.5 cm gain in right femur length.