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

Table 2 Demographic, clinical and outcome data of subgroup B patients treated with a combined technology Masquelet induced membrane technique + Ilizarov bone transport

Patient	Age (yr), Gender	Neurofibromatosis	Type (number) of previous surgeries	Paley CPT Type	Shortening/Bone defect (cm)	Joint Function	Regenerate/nonunion consolidation completeness	Consolidation time (mo)	Complications (Paley classification)	Follow-up (mo)	Residual limb length discrepancy (cm)	Recurrence/Further surgery
СPT-1	4, M	I type	-	4C	5/3	Full	+/+	7	Regenerate deformity	24	3	Refracture
СPT -2	3, M	-	EF (1); Nail (1)	4C	5/2	Ankle stiffness	+/+	9	Pin-tract infection	36	3	Refracture
СPT -3	15, F	I type	More than 10 including EF, Nail	4A	15/3	Ankle stiffness	+/+	10	Pin-tract infection	12	12
СPT -4	5, M	I type	-	4B	3/1.5	Full	+/-	7.5	Pin-tract infection	24	3	Ilizarov monofocal compression
СPT -5	8, F	I type	Plate (1); Nail (2); EF (4)	4B	10/3	Ankle ankylosis	+/+	9	-	36	12	Twice Ilizarov lengthening by 6 cm
СPT -6	4, M	I type	EF (1); Autograft (1)	4C	5/1.5	Full	-/-	8	Ischemic regenerate	24	6	Bone defect, rejected further treatment
СPT -7	6, F	-	EF and allograft (2)	4A	5/5	Full	+/+	13.5	Ischemic regenerate	12	5	-
СPT -8	6, F	-	Plate (1); Nail (2); EF (4)	4B	4/3	Full	+/+	7	Pin-tract infection	24	2	Refracture
СPT -9	4, F	-	Plate (1); Nail (2); EF (4)	4A	2/2	Ankle stiffness	+/+	8	-	36	2	Refracture

CPT: Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia; F: Female; M: Male; EF: External fixation.