Abstract This study included 25 patients with lower limb tumors who had wide local resection
and reconstruction by vascularized fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap, and who had their
surgery performed at least 24 months before the end of the study. The average age at
operation was 23.5 years. Twenty-three tumors were malignant; 16 were staged as high-
grade sarcomas (stage IIA, stage IIB, and Ewing's sarcoma). Tumor volume averaged 293.2
cc (range, 41.4–860). The resulting defect after tumor resection averaged 16 cm (range, 9 ...