Early Postoperative Weight Bearing Following the Reconstruction of Traumatic Complex Tibial Bone Defects by Vascularized Free Fibula and Ilizarov External Fixator: A Case Series
The combined use of a vascularized fibular bone graft and an Ilizarov frame proves to be a successful and safe approach for immediate postoperative FWB. This yields comparable outcomes in terms of union and function.
Authors
- Hamed Badawi
- Chaitanya Dodakundi
- Khalid Alawadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0224-8619)
- Mohammed Sanad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0783-2323)
- Ahmed S. Elsayed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-4585)
- Ahmed Elgammal
- AbdAllah Elgouhary
Institutions
- Rashid Hospital (AE)
- Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.74207
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00