ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021
The efficacy of ilizarov method for management of long tibial bone and soft tissue defect.
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- Tibial bone transport using external fixation in adults: a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Docking site interventions following bone transport using external fixation: a systematic review of the literature.International orthopaedics · 2024Pooled it
- Knee Arthodesis , as a salvage procedure for Non-union of floating knee after ilizarov fixation-A case report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- A Comparative Study of Taylor Spatial Frame and Monolateral External Fixator for Treating Infected Tibial Defects With Concomitant Soft Tissue Loss.Orthopaedic surgery · 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
- Free iliac crest grafting technology for the management of critical-sized tibial bone defect.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Transport over a flexible nail to treat a tibial defect caused by shelling injury: A case report of a 13-year-old child.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- The Management of Tibial Bone Defects: A Multicenter Experience of Hexapod and Ilizarov Frames.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Article
- Complication of lengthening and the role of post-operative care, physical and psychological rehabilitation among fibula hemimelia.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionPatients with open fracture Gustillo-Anderson grade 3 had undergone several surgical procedures, but still ended up with expose long dead bone or infected. Illizarov method was used to address long bone and soft tissue defect after re-debridement with radical resection of long dead bone or infected segment.
methodsWe included 14 patients (mean age: 30.86 ± 11.49) with non-union tibial fracture with long dead and infected bone segment who had undergone several debridement, bone grafting or spacer and soft tissue closure procedure due to open fracture of tibia grade 3. The subjects underwent re-debridement with radical resection of dead or infected bone segment followed by Illizarov method to perform bone transport procedure for bone defect filling and simultaneously restore severe soft tissue loss and bone lengthening procedure.
resultsAll subjects had achieved satisfactory results with mean docking period of bone transport 3.78 ± 0.54 months, union time at the docking side 7 (5.5-9) months. Soft tissue was covered and no recurrence of infection. Three subjects had Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD) of 1 cm, whereas the remaining had zero discrepancy. No significant pain was observed at final follow-up and 4 patients had ankle joint stiffness.
conclusionThe Illizarov method can effectively address long bone and soft tissue defects by distraction osteogenesis through bone transport procedure that filling the defect gradually without bone graft and simultaneously enhancing soft tissue closure without tertiary soft tissue procedure subsequently followed with bone lengthening procedure to correct the limb length discrepancy.
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