A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience

Skeletal defects following trauma or bone tumor resection may be successfully treated by conventional bone grafting or bone transport. however for massive defect following en bloc resection of a localized tumor, chronic osteomyelitis or following trauma, the reconstruction of such defects in really...

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Main Author: Yusof, Mohd Imran
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2000
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description Skeletal defects following trauma or bone tumor resection may be successfully treated by conventional bone grafting or bone transport. however for massive defect following en bloc resection of a localized tumor, chronic osteomyelitis or following trauma, the reconstruction of such defects in really challenging. vascularized fibular graft is one of the treatment alternative since 1975 when Taylor first reported the successful use of the graft for the reconstruction of a tibial defect. in malaysia, vascularized fibular grafting for the management of massive bone loss is still new. Currently, this procedure has not been widely performed in Malaysia. In USM, A total number of 19 vascularized fibular graft had been performed involving the reconstruction of limbs within a period of 29 months.
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spelling usm-352032019-04-12T05:27:05Z http://eprints.usm.my/35203/ A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience Yusof, Mohd Imran RD701-811 Orthopedic surgery Skeletal defects following trauma or bone tumor resection may be successfully treated by conventional bone grafting or bone transport. however for massive defect following en bloc resection of a localized tumor, chronic osteomyelitis or following trauma, the reconstruction of such defects in really challenging. vascularized fibular graft is one of the treatment alternative since 1975 when Taylor first reported the successful use of the graft for the reconstruction of a tibial defect. in malaysia, vascularized fibular grafting for the management of massive bone loss is still new. Currently, this procedure has not been widely performed in Malaysia. In USM, A total number of 19 vascularized fibular graft had been performed involving the reconstruction of limbs within a period of 29 months. 2000 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/35203/1/Dr._Mohd_Imran_Yusof_-24.pdf Yusof, Mohd Imran (2000) A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle RD701-811 Orthopedic surgery
Yusof, Mohd Imran
A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience
title A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience
title_full A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience
title_fullStr A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience
title_full_unstemmed A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience
title_short A Comprehensive Review On The Use Of Vascularized Fibular Graft For The Reconstruction Of Long Defect: The USM experience
title_sort comprehensive review on the use of vascularized fibular graft for the reconstruction of long defect: the usm experience
topic RD701-811 Orthopedic surgery
url http://eprints.usm.my/35203/
http://eprints.usm.my/35203/1/Dr._Mohd_Imran_Yusof_-24.pdf