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Failure of hypertrophy in revascularised fibula grafts due to stress protection
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Limb ReconstructionLower Limb TraumaBone RepairTissue TransplantationSurgeryOrthopaedic SurgeryLong Bone ReconstructionBone RemodelingVascular SurgeryOrthopaedicsVascularized Bone GraftMaxillofacial SurgeryMechanobiologyStress ShieldingRevascularised Fibula GraftsVascularised Fibula GraftsLimb RestorationArterial ReconstructionsMusculoskeletal SurgerySoft Tissue ReconstructionMedicinePlastic Surgery
Three cases of long bone reconstruction with vascularised fibula grafts are described. Hypertrophy of the graft did not occur after a follow-up of 3–5 years. Three different kinds of stress shielding appeared to prevent transformation of the graft. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 17:366–370 1996
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