Dong, LLi, FJiang, JZhang, G2000-10-242009-05-282000-10-242009-05-282000-10-24Dong L, Li F, Jiang J, Zhang G. Transplantation of fibula with vascular pedicle for fusion of ankle in leprotic drop-foot. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 2000 Oct-Dec; 72(4): 431-6http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/54698Devascularized bone grafts are pieces of dead bone and they simply serve as scaffolds for new bone to grow and fill the gap, taking a long time when they succeed in doing so. In contrast, vascularized grafts being living tissues have short healing time, great vitality and strong infection-resisting capacity. We report here the successful use of vascularized grafts of the lower end of fibula for fusing the ankle in five leprosy patients.engAdultAnkle Joint --surgeryArteries --surgeryFemaleFibula --blood supplyGait Disorders, Neurologic --etiologyHumansLeprosy --complicationsMaleMiddle AgedPeroneal Nerve --blood supplyJournal Article