Abstract This study included 25 patients with lower limb tumors who had wide local resection and reconstruction by vascularized fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap, and who had their surgery performed at least 24 months before the end of the study. The average age at operation was 23.5 years. Twenty-three tumors were malignant; 16 were staged as high- grade sarcomas (stage IIA, stage IIB, and Ewing's sarcoma). Tumor volume averaged 293.2 cc (range, 41.4–860). The resulting defect after tumor resection averaged 16 cm (range, 9 ...

Abstract: One hundred nine obstetrical palsy patients with defective shoulder abduction and external rotation had subscapularis release and transfer of teres major to infraspinatus with or without pedicle transfer of the clavicular head of pectoralis major to deltoid. The age at surgery averaged 67 months (11-192) and follow-up averaged 36 months (12-80). Thirty- nine cases had follow-up CT scan of both shoulders.

Abstract This study included 25 patients with lower limb tumors who had reconstruction by vascularized fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap performed at least 24 months before the end of the study. Hypertrophy of the transplanted fibula was estimated on serial radiographs by a modification of the formula of De Boer and Wood (J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 71: 374–378, 1989). A significant graft was observed in 90% of the patients at an average follow-up of 27 months (range, 30–200%). The time to graft union (start of partial weight-bearing) positively ...