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 …

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 …

Introduction Infected tibial non-unions with associated bone loss can be challenging to
manage. At present, the two main methods utilized in the management of these fractures …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Background Treating long bone defects of the extremities caused by trauma, infection,
tumours, and nonunion has been challenging for clinical orthopaedic surgeons. Bone …

Objectives: To develop a post-traumatic bone defect classification scheme and complete a
preliminary assessment of its reliability. Design: Retrospective classification. Setting: Tertiary …