A systematic review and meta-analysis:comparing the efficacy of the Ilizarov technique alone with lengthening over a nail for lower extremity bone defects.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The task faced by surgeons becomes significantly more challenging when they encounter lower extremity bone defects due to a variety of causes requiring lengthening. The most discussed and successful approach is the Illizarov technique, or lengthening over a nail (LON):distraction osteogenesis is also widely performed with monoliteral external fixators and intramedullarylengthening nails have increasingly been used in the last decade.

Methods

The data were collected from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and the Web of Science for all available studies comparing the outcomes of Ilizarov technique alone and LON technique (from January 1, 1997, to November 30, 2023). The outcomes of interest encompassed the external fixation index (EFI) (month/cm), mean duration of foll

SUBMITTER: Tan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370124 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature