ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2021
Antibiotic calcium sulfate-loaded hybrid transport versus traditional Ilizarov bone transport in the treatment of large tibial defects after trauma.
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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
- Ilizarov method and its combined methods in the treatment of long bone defects of the lower extremity: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Application of axial load-share ratio testing technology in the bone transport treatment of large segmental tibial bone defects.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Bone Transport for Large Segmental Tibial Defects Using Taylor Spatial Frame versus the Ilizarov Circular Fixator.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Semi-focal bone transport versus traditional bone transport technique for the management of large tibial bone defects after trauma.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Bone transport combined with sequential nailing technique for the management of large segmental bone defects after trauma.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- 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
- Proximal versus distal bone transport for the management of large segmental tibial defect: a clinical case series.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- [Biological reconstruction of large bone defects : Masquelet technique and new procedures].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Shortening and re-lengthening versus bone transport for the treatment of distal tibial periarticular post-traumatic defects.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Bone transport combined with bone graft and internal fixation versus simple bone transport in the treatment of large bone defects of lower limbs after trauma.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to compare the clinical effects of antibiotic calcium sulfate-loaded hybrid transport (ACSLHT) and traditional Ilizarov bone transport (TIBT) in the treatment of large tibial defects after trauma.
methodsEighty-five patients with large tibial defects after trauma were selected for retrospective study. The range of tibial defects was 6-22 cm. After thorough debridement and infection controlled, bone transport technique was used to reconstruct tibial defects. Forty-four patients were treated with ACSLHT technique (the ACSLHT group), while the other 41 were treated with TIBT technique (the TIBT group). Time in external fixator was evaluated by EFI score. Enneking score was used to evaluate limb functions. SAS score was used to evaluate postoperative anxiety status. In addition, complication incidence was compared, including axis deviation, docking site nonunion, infection recurrence and so on.
resultsThere was no significant difference in preoperative general data between ACSLHT and TIBT group. EFI score in ACSLHT and TIBT group was 0.6 ± 0.1 cm/month and 1.7 ± 0.3 cm/month, respectively (P < 0.05). Enneking score of ACSLHT and TIBT group was 86.5% and 75.1% (P < 0.05). SAS score of ACSLHT group was significantly lower than that of TIBT group (P < 0.05). Complication incidence in ACSLHT group was significantly lower than that in TIBT group (P < 0.05).
conclusionsCompared with TIBT group, ACSLHT group had shorter time in external fixator, better limb functions, lower postoperative anxiety score and lower complication incidence which is worth of clinical promotion.
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