Novel piston technique versus Ilizarov technique for the repair of bone defect after lower limb infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to compare the effectiveness and complications of a novel piston technique versus the Ilizarov technique for the repair of bone defects after lower limb infection.

Patients and methods

We retrospectively reviewed 41 patients who had been treated at our department for lower extremity bone defects following osteomyelitis. There were 38 men and three women with a mean age of 43.41 (range, 12-69 years). The infected bone defects involved 36 tibias and five femurs. The piston technique (PT, group A) was used in 12 patients and the Ilizarov technique (IT, group B) in 29 patients. The mean follow-up period was 28.50 months (PT) and 29.90 months (IT). The modified Application of Methods of Illizarov (ASAMI) criteria was used to evaluate bone healing and functiona

SUBMITTER: Du J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642891 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature