Background Critical-sized bone defects of the tibia are complex injuries associated with
significant problems that are difficult to treat, and they are associated with a significant …

Purpose This systematic review determined the reported treatment strategies, their
individual success rates, and other outcome parameters in the management of critical-sized …

Background The treatment of large bone defects in lower limbs is a serious challenge for
orthopedic surgeons and patients. The bone transport technique using the Ilizarov method …

Background: This article describes a new bone transport technique for femoral and tibial
bone defects using lengthening nails combined with locking plates. We term it plate-assisted …

Objective The aim of this study is to assess the clinical results of bifocal or trifocal bone
transport using unilateral rail system in the treatment of large tibial defects caused by …

Objective The objective was to explore the relative indications of free vascularized fibular
graft (FVFG) and Ilizarov bone transport (IBT) in the treatment of infected bone defects of …

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 …

Background Preoperative planning for circular external fixators is considered vital towards
achieving the best results for complex post-traumatic tibial deformities, and patient-specific …

Purpose: The study aimed to identify the risk factors of recurrence in chronic osteomyelitis
(COM) and to document the microbiological patterns pre-and intra-operatively and at …

Aim The present prospective randomized study compared the bone transport technique (BT)
and Masquelet technique (MT) in the treatment of infected gap non-union of the tibia …