01186nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001600069653001300085653001100098653001100109653003100120653001100151653001200162653000900174653001600183653001900199100001100218700000900229700001200238700001200250245009500262300001000357490000700367050003200374520045200406022001400858       2000                            d  c2000 Oct-Dec10aAdult10aAnkle Joint10aArteries10aFemale10aFibula10aGait Disorders, Neurologic10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPeroneal Nerve1 aDong L1 aLi F1 aJiang J1 aZhang G00aTransplantation of fibula with vascular pedicle for fusion of ankle in leprotic drop-foot.  a431-60 v72  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Devascularized 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.</p>  a0254-9395