Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S44-S49 , 2007

Successful Treatment of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia with Long Segment Fibular Allografting in a Young Child

  • Yu-Ping Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Matthew N.H. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kuang-Tien General Hospital and Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Matthew N.H. Wang, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kuang-Tien General Hospital, 321 Chin-Kuo Road, Tachia, Taichung 437, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Ning Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 18 October 2005 ,Revised 25 November 2005 ,Accepted 10 January 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60366-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60366-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S44-S49 , 2007

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