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Fibular transport in conjunction with Hoffman external fixation of the tibia
N A Ebraheim1, R J DeTroye, W T Jackson
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.
Orthopaedic Review
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
Tibiofibular synostosis is a salvage procedure commonly used for difficult nonunions of the tibia. It may be carried out by means of transfixion screws, a bone graft, or fibular transfer using Ilizarov (Smith and Nephews Richards, Memphis, Tennessee) or Monticelli-Spinelli (Howmedica Inc, Rutherford, New Jersey) devices. This paper describes fibular transfer employing the Hoffmann external fixator, which is commonly used in the management of tibial fractures or nonunions.