ANKLE RESECTION ARTHRODESIS IN PATIENTS WITH BONE-TUMORS

The authors report 12 cases of bone tumors localized in the distal tib ia treated by resection and reconstruction with ankle arthrodesis, usi ng bone grafts and fixation with Kuntscher or Grosse-Kempf nail or pla te. In seven cases autografts were used, and in five cases autografts combined with allografts were used. In three of these five patients, a vascularized fibula combined with a ''gutter-like'' allograft was use d to reconstruct the bone defect. In all cases, the functional and onc ologic results were good and all patients were disease free at an aver age follow-up of 68 months.