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 |
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