ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Comparison of Ilizarov Bifocal, Acute Shortening and Relengthening with Bone Transport in the Treatment of Infected, Segmental Defects of the Tibia.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Tibial bone transport using external fixation in adults: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Distraction osteogenesis versus induced membrane technique for infected tibial non-unions with segmental bone loss: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of available studies.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Pooled it
- [Minimally invasive hemi-cortical longitudinal bone transport technique for treatment of bone and soft tissue defects after tibial osteomyelitis surgery].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Evolution of the ilizarov technique: A scoping review of improvement.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- The masquelet technique for severe open fractures: current insights.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Review
- Bone transport in the management of fracture-related infection: current concepts and innovations.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2026Review
- Bone transport combined with internal fixation in post-traumatic distal humerus defects and nonunions: retrospective analysis of 16 patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Treatment of Infection After Tibial Intramedullary Nailing With Bone Distraction Combined With Free Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Concomitant Soft-tissue Defect.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- The management of critical bone defects: outcomes of a systematic approach.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
- Collagen-hydroxyapatite based scaffolds for bone trauma and regeneration: recent trends and future perspectives.Nanomedicine (London, England) · 2024Review
- Advances in the Application of Bone Transport Techniques in the Treatment of Bone Nonunion and Bone Defects.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Review
- Use of Autologous Bone Graft with Bioactive Glass as a Bone Substitute in the Treatment of Large-Sized Bone Defects of the Femur and Tibia.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Shortening/re-lengthening and nailing versus bone transport for the treatment of segmental femoral bone defects.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Predictive factors for docking site procedure in bone transport for large lower extremity segmental defects.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Efficacy comparison of vascularized iliac crest bone flap and Ilizarov bone transport in the treatment of traumatic bone defects of the tibia combined with large soft tissue defects.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Outcome analysis of ilizarov and monorail fixators in the treatment of nonunion of long bones: A systematic review and proportion meta-analysis.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2023Article
- A modified hybrid transport technique combined with a retrograde tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis nail for the management of distal tibial periarticular osteomyelitis and associated defects.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Shortening and re-lengthening versus bone transport for the treatment of distal tibial periarticular post-traumatic defects.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Acute shortening and re-lengthening versus antibiotic calcium sulfate-loaded bone transport for the management of large segmental tibial defects after trauma.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- 3D-printed composite scaffold with anti-infection and osteogenesis potential against infected bone defects.RSC advances · 2022Article
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Abstract
This prospective study compared bifocal acute shortening and relengthening (ASR) with bone transport (BT) in a consecutive series of complex tibial infected non-unions and osteomyelitis, for the reconstruction of segmental defects created at the surgical resection of the infection. Patients with an infected tibial segmental defect (>2 cm) were eligible for inclusion. Patients were allocated to ASR or BT, using a standardized protocol, depending on defect size, the condition of soft tissues and the state of the fibula (intact or divided). We recorded the Weber-Cech classification, previous operations, external fixation time, external fixation index (EFI), follow-up duration, time to union, ASAMI bone and functional scores and complications. A total of 47 patients (ASR: 20 patients, BT: 27 patients) with a median follow-up of 37.9 months (range 16-128) were included. In the ASR group, the mean bone defect size measured 4.0 cm, and the mean frame time was 8.8 months. In the BT group, the mean bone defect size measured 5.9cm, and the mean frame time was 10.3 months. There was no statistically significant difference in the EFI between ASR and BT (2.0 and 1.8 months/cm, respectively) (
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