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Classification of Tibial Pseudarthrosis

Classification of Tibial Pseudarthrosis
Type Description
1 Anterior bowing & defect in tibia associated with other congenital anomalies
2 Anterior bowing & hour glass contriction leading to spontaneous fracture usually by 2 years & often recurrent (most common)
3 Pseudarthrosis develops through congenital cyst
4 Pseudarthrosis develops in sclerotic segment without narrowing (stress fracture)
5 Occurs in association with dysplastic fibula & results in pseudarthrosis of one or both bones
6 Pseudarthrosis occurs in association with intra-osseous neurofibroma or schwanoma