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Fig. 4

From: Combination of intramedullary rod, wrapping bone grafting and Ilizarov’s fixator for the treatment of Crawford type IV congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia: mid-term follow up of 56 cases

Fig. 4

A typical case of 2.5 years boy with congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia. Preoperative anteroposterior and lateral X-rays shows Crawford type IV CPT and intact fibula (a, b). Anteroposterior and lateral radiograph of the same patient taken at 2 months after combined surgey (c, d). X-ray of 5.4 years post operation shows solid union of the pseudarthrosis with good alignment of the tibia without ankle valgus, tibia angulation or LLD. The rod was in the tibia medullary cavity with growth without surgical pushing of the rod (e, f)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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