Abstract
The author has attempted the free vascular pedicle bone graft of the long bone, the rib, to the femur, experimenting of 30 dogs, using microvascular anastomoses. Subsequently, the free vascular pedicle bone grafts have the advantages of early bone union and preserving the bone's viability, and they can be transplanted to a distant recipient site using microvascular anastomoses.
As a result of the success of this experimental investigation, the author has studied the vascular anatomy of the grafted bones, fibula, rib and ileum, disecting the limbs of the cadavers and the author would like to recommend the clinical application of the free vascular pedicle bone graft.
