The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 61, Issue 1 98-104, Copyright © 1979 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Microvascular anastomoses for bone grafts in the treatment of massive defects in bone
AJ Weiland and RK Daniel
Six patients with large defects in bone are described in whom we performed
microvascular anastomoses of grafted fibular vessels (arteries and veins)
to vessels in the recipient site. Two other patients, with massive loss of
bone and skin, were treated by grafting of osteocutaneous composites also
using microvascular anastomoses. All but one defect healed successfully.
There is a wide potential for applications of these two techniques in the
treatment of large segmental bone defects secondary to trauma or following
tumor resection.