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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2022; 13(3): 278-288
Published online Mar 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i3.278
Ilizarov bone transport combined with the Masquelet technique for bone defects of various etiologies (preliminary results)
Dmitry Y Borzunov, Sergey N Kolchin, Denis S Mokhovikov, Tatiana A Malkova
Dmitry Y Borzunov, Department of Taumatology and Orthopedics, Ural State Medical University, Ekaterinburg 620109, Russia
Sergey N Kolchin, Denis S Mokhovikov, Orthopaedic Department 4, Ilizarov National Medical Research Center for Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Kurgan 640014, Russia
Tatiana A Malkova, Department of Medical Information and Analysis, Ilizarov National Medical Research Center for Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Kurgan 640014, Russia
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the conception and design, drafting of the manuscript, analysis and interpretation of data, and critical revision of the manuscript; Malkova TA and Kolchin SN contributed to the acquisition of literature data; Kolchin SN performed statistical analysis. Borzunov DY, Kolchin SN, Mokhovikov DS performed the interventions in the cases included into this study.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the ethical committee at the Ilizarov Center.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interests.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Tatiana A Malkova, Technical Editor, Department of Medical Information and Analysis, Ilizarov National Medical Research Center for Traumatology and Orthopaedics, 6, M. Ulianova street, Kurgan 640014, Russia. tmalkova@mail.ru
Received: April 28, 2021
Peer-review started: April 28, 2021
First decision: September 29, 2021
Revised: October 11, 2021
Accepted: February 19, 2022
Article in press: February 19, 2022
Published online: March 18, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: This study presents preliminary outcomes and the protocol of a developed technology that includes phase 1 of the Masquelet technique for induced membrane generation and Ilizarov bone transport. The technology did not comprise bone grafting or skin flaps. It was used in 16 patients with post-traumatic tibial defects and congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT), after multiple failed treatments. The results were rated as good in patients with post-traumatic tibial defects. Congenital cases showed similar rates of pseudarthrosis union as other means currently used for CPT. Refractures may be expected in severe types of CPT after multiple previous treatments