J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1981 Jun;16(2):456-461. 10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.2.456.

Vascularized Fibular Bone Graft for Tuberculous Spondylitis: Case Report

• Ahn JH
• Yoo MC
• Kim BK
• Kang SH
• Choi KY

• KMID: 2450794
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.2.456

Abstract

The tuberculous infection of the skeletal system especially, tuberculous spondylitis is frequently encountered with orthopedic fields. Up to date, Various methods of the treatment are present but each method has problems. Recently, as a development of the microsurgical instrumentation and surgical technique, we had been tried to the two patients of tuberculous spondylitis by vascularized fibular bone graft and anterior fusion. The advantages were as follows; 1. Shortened the bony union times by this operative method. 2. Earlier returning to the social activities compared to the ordinary method. 3. The children involved tuberculous spondylitis with severe kyphosis, who can be corrected the severe kyphosis by this operative method. 4. We can be obtained the rigid graft bone fixation with adequate length of bone by this operative method.

Keyword

Anterior fusion; Free vascularized fibular bone graft; Tuberculous spondylitis

MeSH Terms

Child
Humans
Kyphosis
Methods
Orthopedics
Spondylitis*
Transplants*