Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to report the late results of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia. There are eight patients diagnosed congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia, and six of them were followed up. Four of them were treated by intramedullary nail or onlay graft, and had bone-union, while other two were amputated.
Experience have shown as following.
1. The dormity of anterior bowing is apt to relape during skeletal growth regardless the treatment.
2. In two cases, there are compensatory elongation of the thigh of affected limb.
3. Amputations were done in the case of chronic osteomyelitis and the case of very large bone defect.
4. The success of osteosynthesis is influenced by the patient's age.
5. The best treatment is that the intramedullary nail is used to protect the deformty during infancy, and the osteosynthesis is attempted during childhood.
