Articles | Volume 6, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-179-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-179-2021
Original full-length article
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25 May 2021
Original full-length article |  | 25 May 2021

Vascularized fibula flap in the management of segmental bone loss following osteomyelitis in children at a Ugandan hospital

Antonio Loro, Andrew Hodges, George William Galiwango, and Francesca Loro

Data sets

Data F. Loro and A. Loro https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14602644.v1

Short summary
Osteomyelitis is commonly observed in the pediatric population across sub- Saharan Africa. This 44-patient case series presents vascularized fibula flap (VFF) as a viable option for reconstruction of post-osteomyelitis defects of pediatric long bones in low-income countries. VFF achieves good radiological and functional outcomes, although postoperative complications are common. There was no recurrence of the bone infection in any of our cases. Further prospective studies are needed.