FIBULA TISSUE TRANSFER

Course overview

FIBULAR GRAFTS ARE EMPLOYED FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT INDICATIONS, INCLUDING MANDIBULAR DEFECTS, LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY, PSEUDARTHROSIS, AND OTHERS. THESE GRAFTS MAY BE HARVESTED THROUGH EITHER POSTEROLATERAL OR LATERAL APPROACHES THAT PRESERVE THE DISTAL END OF THE FIBULA TO SUPPORT THE ANKLE JOINT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF FIBULAR GRAFTING AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE THIS PROCEDURE.