Acute emergency tibialization of the fibula: Reconstruction of a massive tibial defect in a type IIIC open fracture

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Parmaksızoğlu F., Cansü E., Ünal M. B., Yener Ince A.

Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction, vol.8, no.2, pp.127-131, 2013 (Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11751-013-0167-6
  • Journal Name: Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.127-131
  • Keywords: Acute tibialization, Emergency tibialization, Tibial defect, Type IIIC open tibial fracture, Lower-extremity reconstruction
  • Istanbul Medipol University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Gustilo type IIIC open fractures of the tibia are high-energy injuries necessitating long treatment periods and usually multiple surgical procedures and eventually resulting in high morbidity rates and even amputations. We present here a case involving a type IIIC open tibial fracture with massive loss of the entire tibial diaphysis, which we treated by performing acute tibialization of the fibula after revascularization of the posterior tibial artery in a single-stage emergency operation. © 2013 The Author(s).