BACKGROUND The vascularized free fibula epiphyseal transfer provides an option for the preservation of limb lengthening after resection of the proximal humerus in pediatric sarcoma patients. The purpose of this study was to provide a long-term follow-up of longitudinal growth patterns and outcomes after free fibula epiphyseal transfer in upper extremity reconstruction. METHODS A retrospective...

Birds have a distally reduced, splinter-like fibula that is shorter than the tibia. In embryonic development, both skeletal elements start out with similar lengths. We examined molecular markers of cartilage differentiation in chicken embryos. We found that the distal end of the fibula expresses Indian hedgehog (IHH), undergoing terminal cartilage differentiation, and almost no Parathyroid-rela...

wound complications following ankle fracture surgery are a major concern. through the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques some of these complications can be mitigated. recent investigations have reported on percutaneous fixation of distal fibula fractures demonstrating similar radiographic and functional outcomes to traditional open approaches. the purpose of this manuscript is to des...

Objective: This study was done to evaluate the changes in vascularised free fibula graft for mandible reconstruction with respect to height of fibula graft and bony union at the ends of graft and osteotomy sites. Methods: A follow up study was conduted with 5 cases of mandibular resection due to aggressive benign tumor and reconstruction with vascularised free fibula flap. Changes in bone heigh...

Osteochondromas arising from the interosseous border of the distal tibia and involving distal fibula are uncommon. We present a 16 year old young boy with an impending fracture, erosion and weakness of the distal fibula, secondary to an osteochondroma arising from the distal tibia. Early excision of this deforming distal tibial osteochondroma avoided the future risk of pathological fracture of ...

The paper presents unilinear and mutiunilinear regression formulae for the reconstruction of stature from percutaneous lengths of tibia and fibula of Scheduled Caste males and females of Haryana State of India. The study is based on a crosssectional sample of 202 individuals (101 males and 101 females) aged 18 to 21 years. Left and right radial subcutaneous lengths of tibia and fibula of each s...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Agrawal Nidhi, Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Background: The external opening of the nutrient canal, usually referred to as the nutrient foramen has a particular position in each bone. An understanding of the position and number of the nutrient foramina in fibula is important, as thi...

The development of the avian fibula was studied both histologically and experimentally. It was found that from the onset of chondrogenesis, the fibula possessed a smaller diameter than the neighbouring tibia. The truncated growth of the fibula was a result of the loss of its distal epiphysis between stages 27-31. This epiphysis subsequently became fused to the tibia and formed the fibulare of t...

Free fibula transfer can be associated with a slow and tedious dissection/harvest due to difficulty in visualizing the deeper structures. The purpose of this article is to review the first author's (Y.D.) experience with a novel technique for expedited harvest of fibula free flaps for mandibular reconstruction. A retrospective chart review was performed using the first author's clinical practic...