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| ArticleTitle | A Case of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia Treated with Pulsing Electromagnetic Fields (17-Year Follow-up) |
| AuthorList | Hiromoto Ito, Yasumasa Shirai and Yoshikazu Gembun |
| Affiliation | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School |
| Language | EN |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Page | 198-201 |
| Received | January 28, 2000 |
| Accepted | February 18, 2000 |
| Keywords | congenital pseudarthrosis, tibia, pulsing electromagnetic fields, bone grafting |
| Abstract | Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia presents surgeons with one of the most challenging of all orthopedic problems. Various surgical treatments have succeeded only rarely. We report long-term follow-up of a patient with congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia treated with pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) and bone grafting. In this severe case, Bassett type III and Boyd type II, encouraging results were achieved with Boyd's dual onlay grafts and PEMF. Seven years after surgery, skeletal maturity was complete and an unacceptable degree of leg shortening had been avoided. |
| Correspondence to | Hiromoto Ito, M. D. , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8603, Tokyo. |
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