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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
From 1982 to 1991, 19 patients at Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan, underwent resection of aggressive benign and malignant bone tumors, with limb salvage and reconstruction by free vascularized fibula grafts. The patients were followed up for an average of 54 months. The reconstructed site was the jaw in 6 cases, upper extremity in 3, spine in 1, pelvis in 2, and lower extremity in 7. Six patients had aggressive benign lesions, and 13 had malignant lesions. The sizes of the resultant bone defect ranged from 6 to 20 cm, and the lengths of fibular used ranged from 8 to 24 cm. The average time to union was 4.1 months (2-9 months) in the extremities and pelvis. Local recurrence was observed in 3 cases, for whom vascularized fibula grafts were performed for recurrent tumors. In cases of primary untreated tumors, no recurrences occurred. Therefore, this procedure should be performed at the time of primary operation after extensive resection of an aggressive benign or malignant bone tumor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0738-1085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
227-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Vascularized fibular graft for reconstruction after resection of aggressive benign and malignant bone tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports