Free vascular fibular transfer in congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia:Results of the EPOS Multicenter Study

This paper presents a review of the literature, describes the principal aut hor's (B.R.) personal experience and provides the results of the European P aediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) multicenter study. The objective is to evaluate the present status and future role of free vascular fibular trans fer in treating congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia. Variables such as the selection of cases, age at operation, technical surgical details and po stoperative results will be considered. The data on the EPOS study were inc omplete at the time of writing, but the considerable amount of information already amassed is a valuable contribution to this updated report.