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Bilateral Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of the Tibia A Case Report

MOHANKUMAR .

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Congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia is a rare condition, with reported incidence ranging from1140000 to 1250000 neonates. Of which bilateral involvement is again a rarity. It is characterized by segmental osseous weakness resulting in deformities of the bone and a spontaneous fracture which progresses to a tibial non union. It is one of the mostchallenging problems in paediatric orthopaedics. Various methods of treatment are modifications of Illizarovstechnique, vascularised bone grafting, bone grafting with intramedullary nail fixation. We report a case of 7year old girl having bilateral congenital pseudoarthrosis of tibia for which primary              treatment in the form of surgical stabilisation was done.

 


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