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Advantages of Intramedullar Fixation in Treatment of Congenital Tibial Pseudoarthrosis – A Case Report
Ivan Kirin
Davor Jurišić
Hrvoje Mokrović
Osman Salem
Gordana Zamolo
Miljenko Kovačević
Abstract
This report describes a case of a 29-year old patient with congenital pseudoarthrosis of the distal tibia previously
treated unsuccessfully by a conventional surgical method. Tibial congenital pseudoarthrosis is a rare disease characterized
by segmental osseous weakness resulting in deformation of the bone and spontaneous fractures which progresses to
a tibial nonunion. In our case we used intramedullary stabilization with bone grafting and six month after operation
congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia healed.
Keywords
congenital; pseudoarthrosis; tibia; intramedullary
Hrčak ID:
72202
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Publication date:
30.9.2011.
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