ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020
Treatment of segmental tibial defects by bone transport with circular external fixation and a locking plate.
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- Union, complication, reintervention and failure rates of surgical techniques for large diaphyseal defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Use of Integrated Fixation for the Treatment of Traumatic Tibial Bone Defects: A Systematic Review.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Retraction.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Which surgical technique may yield the best results in large, infected, segmental non-unions of the tibial shaft? A scoping review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Management strategies for Docking Site refractures: a comparative analysis of 19 patient cases.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Treatment of tibial bone defects caused by infection: a retrospective comparative study of bone transport using a combined technique of unilateral external fixation over an intramedullary nail versus circular external fixation over an intramedullary nail.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Effect of transported segment size on the new bone formation of the rabbit femur in the Ilizarov bone transport method.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2023Article
- Effective Compression and a Minimally Invasive Rail Plate to Optimize Bone Transport in Distraction Osteogenesis: New Concepts.JB & JS open accessArticle
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- RetractedRetraction.2025
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of bone transport involving circular external fixation and locking plate application for the treatment of segmental tibial defects.
methodsA retrospective review of 12 patients with segmental tibial defects who underwent bone transport with circular external fixation and locking plate application. We evaluated external fixation time, external fixation index, time to achieve union, and complications. Clinical results were assessed using the Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov (ASAMI) score. Generic health-related outcome was assessed using the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36).
resultsThe mean follow-up was 25.8 months, and the mean defect size was 6.7 cm. All of the patients achieved union at the distraction callus and docking site. The average external fixation time was 299.5 days. The mean external fixation index was 16.5 days/cm, and the mean healing index was 44.9 days/cm. The functional outcomes were excellent in eight cases and good in four. The average SF-36 score was 92.
conclusionBone transport with external fixation and locking plate application may be a promising method for the treatment of segmental tibial defects.
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