Ankle ligament reconstruction after wide resection of the osteosarcoma of the distal fibula: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Restoration of the lateral ankle after distal fibulectomy is a difficult reconstructive procedure. Many surgical techniques have been proposed. This report shows another fibular reconstructive option with promising outcome.

Case presentation

We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who presented with a solitary mass located in the lateral aspect of the ankle. The mass had grown rapidly for 2 months and caused increasing pain. Physical examination showed a 3.0 cm diameter tender, nonmobile hard mass in the lateral malleolus. Radiographs showed an osteolytic lesion involving the lateral cortex at the distal fibula. After incisional biopsy, pathologic examination found a well-differentiated intramedullary osteosarcoma. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin was p

SUBMITTER: Vaseenon T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5808619 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature