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VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 3 ( December, 2010 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Non-vascularized fibular graft reconstruction after resection of giant aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)

Freih Odeh Abu Hassan, Akram Shannak

Keywords : Resection, Giant ABC, Bone tumor, Non-vascularized fibular graft

Citation Information : Hassan FO, Shannak A. Non-vascularized fibular graft reconstruction after resection of giant aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC). 2010; 5 (3):149-154.

DOI: 10.1007/s11751-010-0093-9

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 01-01-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2010; The Author(s).


Abstract

The aim of this study was to present the results of non-vascularized fibular graft for reconstruction of bone defects after en block resection of giant aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) of the extremities. Between 1998 and 2006, three patients, aged 6, 8 and 23 years, with giant aneurysmal bone cysts were treated. The cysts were located in the humerus, proximal femur and metatarsal. All patients were given en bloc resection of the cyst followed by non-vascularized fibular bone graft, with the graft length ranging from 6 to 18 cm. All patients needed supplementary fixation with a single Kirschner wire or plate and screws. At the final follow-up, bony union was achieved in each case, and there was no recurrence, limitation of range of motion or disability. In addition, complete regeneration of the fibula at the donor site was seen in the two children. We propose a criterion for giant ABC, when the transverse diameter of the cyst is up to three times or more of the transverse diameter of the nearby bone, it is then called a giant ABC. Non-vascularized fibular graft is an optimal and valuable method for the reconstruction of bone defects after resection of giant ABC in the extremities.


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