A Case Congenital Pseudarthrosis of Tibia
10.4055/jkoa.1979.14.4.648
- Author:
Te Hyun YOON
;
Young Hwan SHIN
;
Ok Suck KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Cafe-au-Lait Spots;
Neurofibromatoses;
Pseudarthrosis;
Tibia;
Transplants
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1979;14(4):648-652
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia is a condition most often combined with cafe-au-lait spots and neurofibromatosis. It is notoriously difficult to attain a sound bony union. Compression plating and screw fixation with massive bone graft resulted in successful union in our case.
