Fig. 1From: Risk factors of transport gap bending deformity in the treatment of critical-size bone defect after bone transportA 39-year-old male patient with right femoral bone defect caused by post-traumatic osteomyelitis was treated by single-level bone transport using a unilateral external fixator. A Bone transport was completed with good regenerate consolidation and docking union was achieved at 14th postoperative months. B, C The TGBD with an offset axial line of force of 16.3° was noticed after removal of the external fixationBack to article page