J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1971 Mar;6(1):75-78. 10.4055/jkoa.1971.6.1.75.

Healing of the Bony Gap with Periosteal Osteogenesis After Tibial Diaphysectomy in Adult: Report of A Case

• Moon MS
• Kim CH

• KMID: 2464060
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1971.6.1.75

Abstract

The diaphysectomy of a large tubular bone is occasionally done as a method of treating chronic osteomyelitis. Obliteration of the bony gap with stable complete reunion by periosteal new bone formation is rare in adult and is usually not expected to be complete. Therefore, the bony defect generally is replaced or refilled to bridge the gap by massive bone graft after complete subsidence of the inflammatory signs, The authors report a case of chronic osteomyelitis of tibial shaft which was treated by diaphysectomy and healed with complete and stable periosteal new bone formation in the gap of diaphysectomized tibia without graft or replacement in a healthy young adult.

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Humans
Methods
Osteogenesis*
Osteomyelitis
Reunion
Tibia
Transplants
Young Adult