Matched comparative study of trifocal bone transport versus induced membrane followed by trifocal bone transport in the treatment of segmental tibial defects caused by posttraumatic osteomyelitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the efficacy and clinical outcomes of trifocal bone transport (TBT) versus induced membrane followed by trifocal bone transport (IM + TBT) in the treatment of tibial defects > 6 cm caused by posttraumatic osteomyelitis.

Methods

A total of 69 eligible patients with tibial defects > 6 cm who were treated between January 2010 and January 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Overall, 18 patients treated by IM + TBT and 18 treated by TBT were matched by propensity score analysis. The mean tibial defect after radical debridement was 6.97 ± 0.76 cm (range, 6.0 to 8.9 cm). The measurements, including demographic data, external fixation index (EFI), external fixation time (EFT), duration of docking union, bone and functional outcomes evaluated by the Association

SUBMITTER: Hamiti Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9195234 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature