A good index surgery for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia minimizes complications following surgery
A good index surgery of excision of hamartoma, cross-union of the tibia and fibula, autogenic iliac bone grafting, and internal fixation for CPT achieves union and minimizes complications such as refractures, limb length discrepancy, and need for additional surgeries.
Authors
- Si Heng Sharon Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0075-7890)
- Karl H. Pang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-2319)
- Chloe Xiaoyun Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-0898)
- James Hoi Po Hui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1130-4558)
- Bo Ning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3601-7544)
- Yu Pei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-3587)
- Andrew Kean Seng Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5290-7948)
Institutions
- National University Health System (SG)
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.511.bjo-2024-0045.r1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77