Ilizarov bone transport combined with the Masquelet technique for bone defects of various etiologies (preliminary results)

Table 1 Demographic, clinical and outcome data of subgroup A patients treated with a combined technology Masquelet induced membrane technique + Ilizarov bone transport

Patient	Age (yr), Gender	Mechanism of injury/Туре the fracture	Disease duration (yr)	Type (number) of previous surgeries	Type of nonunion/Infection	Shortening/Bone defect (cm)	Joint Function before surgery	Regenerate/nonunion consolidation completeness	Nonunion consolidation (mo)	Postoperative complication (Paley classification)	Follow-up (mo)	Residual limb length discrepancy (cm)	Further surgery
PTD-1	51, F	MVA, OF	1	EF (1)	TW; Delayed wound healing	3/3	Knee and ankle stiffness	+/+	11	Pin-tract infection Regenerate deformity; Deep vein thrombosis	17	2	-
PTD-2	50, M	MVA, OF	4	Plate (1); EF (1)	HN; History of infection	3/5	Ankle ankyloses	+/+	10	Regenerate deformity	24	5	Rejected further surgery
PTD-3	48, M	IF, OF	3	Plate (1); EF (1)	HN; History of infection	0/3	Ankle stiffness	+/+	7	Pin-tract infection	12	-	-
PTD-4	18, M	IF, OF	3	Plate (2); EF (2)	HN; History of infection	6/3	Ankle ankyloses	+/+	11	Knee joint stiffness	36	6	3-cm lengthening
PTD-5	21, M	IF; OF	1	EF (2)	HN	0/4	Full function	+/+	5	Regenerate deformity	24	-	-
PTD-6	39, M	CT; CF	12	Plate (1); EF (1)	HN; History of infection	1/3	Ankle stiffness	+/+	7	Pin-tract infection	12	-	-
PTD-7	43, M	CT	2	Plate (1)	HN; History of infection	0/4	Ankle stiffness	+/+	8	-	n/a	-	N/A

PTD: Post-traumatic defect; F: Female; M: Male; MVA: Motor vehicle accident; IF: Isolated fracture; CT: Catatrauma; OF: Open fracture; CF: Closed fracture; EF: External fixation; TW: Torsion-wedge nonunion; HN: Hypotrophic nonunion; DP: Defect-pseudarthrosis; N/A: Not available.