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Avoiding Limb-Length Discrepancy with Reconstruction of a Massive Tibial Defect Using a Bone Allograft and a
Kareme D Alder1, Montana T Morris, Zichen Hao
1Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Case:
A 7-year-old boy was found to have Ewing sarcoma of the left tibia. The sarcoma was resected, and the defect was reconstructed using a humeral head allograft and intramedullary limb-lengthening nail.
Conclusions:
Limb-salvage reconstruction in children can be complicated by the sacrifice of epiphyseal plates and limb-length discrepancies and thus requires techniques tailored to each case.
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