ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Treatment of Infected Tibial Non-Unions with Ilizarov Technique: A Case Series.
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- Clinical Use of S53P4 Bioactive Glass in the Treatment of Bone Defects and Infected Bone: A Systematic Review of the Quality of Clinical Outcomes and A Grade Assessment.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review on bioactive glass as a treatment for limb osteomyelitis and infected nonunion.Bone & joint open · 2025Pooled it
- Successful Salvage of Infected Tibial Shaft Non-union After Implant Removal with Ilizarov External Fixation: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Evolution of the ilizarov technique: A scoping review of improvement.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Limb Reconstruction System for Infected Nonunion: A Retrospective Study.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
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- Orthoplastic Reconstruction of Distal Tibia High-Energy Fractures Using a Circular External Fixator-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Long-term results of treatment of Gustilo-Anderson type 3A-B tibia fractures due to combat-related high-energy ballistic injuries treated with external circular fixator: Experience of the Military Medical Academy.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2024Article
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- Articulated lengthening fixation apparatus (ALFA) for the management of gap non-union of distal femur: Initial experience on a new technique.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Bone transport combined with sequential nailing technique for the management of large segmental bone defects after trauma.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Complications associated with single-level bone transport for the treatment of tibial bone defects caused by fracture-related infection.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Septic Tibial Nonunions on Proximal and Distal Metaphysis-A Systematic Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- 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
- Treatment of Infected Tibial Metaphyseal Nonunions Using the Ilizarov Method: Protocol for a Prospective Nonrandomized Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Ilizarov Bone Transfer for Treatment of Large Tibial Bone Defects: Clinical Results and Management of Complications.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Risk factors of transport gap bending deformity in the treatment of critical-size bone defect after bone transport.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Efficacy comparison of trifocal bone transport using unilateral external fixator for femoral and tibial bone defects caused by infection.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Evaluation of complications associated with bifocal bone transport as treatment for either proximal, intermediate or distal femoral defects caused by infection: outcome analysis of 76 patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Pulsed electromagnetic fields after intramedullary nailing of tibial fractures: a case control study.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Ilizarov external fixation technique has been widely used for the treatment of long-bone infected non-unions. After surgical infected bone resection, to allow filling of the remaining bone gap, biomaterials with antibacterial properties could be used. The aim of this study was to report outcomes of infected tibial non-unions treated using the Ilizarov technique and antibacterial bioactive glass.
methodsBetween April 2009 and December 2014, 26 patients with infected tibial non-unions were treated with the Ilizarov technique and possible use of the bioactive glass, S53P4. The Association for the Study and Application of Methods of Ilizarov (ASAMI) criteria, a clinical and radiographic evaluating tool, was used for assessing the sample.
resultsThe average age at the start of treatment was 51 years. The mean follow-up time was 113 weeks. According to the ASAMI Functional Scoring System, 10 excellent (38.5%) cases and 12 good (46.1%) values were recorded. According to the ASAMI Radiological System, they were excellent in 16 (61.5%) cases and good in nine (34.6%).
conclusionsTreatment of infected tibial non-unions using the Ilizarov technique was effective in bone segment regeneration. To fill the remaining bone gap, additional bioactive glass S53P4 could be used, allowing a decrease in re-interventions and minimizing complications.
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