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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDPlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open

Tibialization in a Pediatric Patient Following Postinfectious Tibial Bone Loss.

  • Weldemicheal Hanna Atlabachew1
  • Aydeferu Endale Kefale1
  1. 1From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Alert Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Abstract

We present the case of a 4-year-old boy with a right leg deformity secondary to extensive postinfectious tibial bone loss. The patient underwent multiple incisions and drainage procedures and a sequestrectomy, resulting in a significant tibial defect. Definitive management was achieved through tibialization of the ipsilateral fibula. Tibialization was performed at the age of 4 years with a total of 2 years of follow-up. This case highlights the surgical principles, functional outcomes, and unique considerations of tibialization in the pediatric population.

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@article{atlabachew2026tibialization,
  title = {{Tibialization in a Pediatric Patient Following Postinfectious Tibial Bone Loss.}},
  author = {Weldemicheal Hanna Atlabachew and Aydeferu Endale Kefale},
  journal = {Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1097/gox.0000000000008128},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42903541},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Tibialization in a Pediatric Patient Following Postinfectious Tibial Bone Loss.
AU  - Weldemicheal Hanna Atlabachew
AU  - Aydeferu Endale Kefale
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/20
JO  - Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
DO  - 10.1097/gox.0000000000008128
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42903541
AB  - We present the case of a 4-year-old boy with a right leg deformity secondary to extensive postinfectious tibial bone loss. The patient underwent multiple incisions and drainage procedures and a sequestrectomy, resulting in a significant tibial defect. Definitive management was achieved through tibialization of the ipsilateral fibula. Tibialization was performed at the age of 4 years with a total of 2 years of follow-up. This case highlights the surgical principles, functional outcomes, and unique considerations of tibialization in the pediatric population.
SN  - 2169-7574
ER  -