Fig. 2

Typical case. A 31-year-old male patient presented with right leg pain that worsened at night. a Preoperative X-rays showed thickening and hardening of the middle and lower tibia, and narrowing of the medullary cavity. b Twenty days after the operation, the density of the medullary cavity of the middle and lower tibia and the lower fibula was reduced, and there was a granular high-density shadow filling. c Two months after the operation. d Five months after the operation, the external fixator was removed. e Seven months after the operation.