Clinical Study
Vascularized Fibula Grafts for Reconstruction of Bone Defects after Resection of Bone Sarcomas
| Patient | Location | Bone defect length [cm] | Fibula length [cm] | Skin island | Operation time [hours] | Graft ischemia time [minutes] | Donor vessels | Initial graft fixation |
| 1 | Ulnar diaphysis | 20 | 20 | Yes | 5.3 (only reconstruction) | 136 | Peronea | External fixation and internal (a bridge plate) | 2 | Femoral diaphysis and proximal epiphysis | 19 | 19 (fibular head included) | No | 13.5 | 160 | Peronea +anterior tibial | External fixation | 3 | Humeral diaphysis | 19 | 22 | No | 7.0 | 110 | Peronea | External fixation | 4 | Humeral diaphysis | 13.5 | 18 | No | 7.9 | 113 | Peronea | External fixation and internal (a single screw) | 5 | Humeral diaphysis and proximal epiphysis | 16 | 24 (fibular head included) | Yes | 7.2 | 102 | Peronea + anterior tibial | Internal fixation (a bridge plate) | 6 | Femoral diaphysis and proximal epiphysis | 13 | 15.5 (fibular head included) | No | 10.5 | 74 | Peronea + anterior tibial | External fixation | 7 | Tibial diaphysis | 6 | 18 | Yes | 5.5 | 160 | Peronea (Pedicle graft) | External fixation | 8 | Femoral diaphysis | 19 | 22 (left) 22 (right) | Yes No | 8.1 | 130 175 | Peronea | External fixation |
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Tumor resection and reconstruction.
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