Comparison of the clinical outcomes between vascularized bone graft and the Masquelet technique for the reconstruction of Gustilo type III open tibial fractures

Table 3 Outcomes: union status and postoperative infection

	Masquelet N = 17	Vascularized bone N = 27	p-value
Union status			0.150
Union within 1 year	8 (47.1%)	7 (25.9%)
Delayed union	7 (41.2%)	14 (51.9%)
Nonunion	2 (11.7%)	6 (22.2%)
Average union time (months)	15.1 ± 9.0	20.5 ± 15.4	0.232
Infection after operation	8 (47.1%)	19 (70.4%)	0.122
Post-op debridement & sequestrectomy	2.00 ± 1.70	2.56 ± 2.24	0.193

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