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From: Treatment of tibial bone defects caused by infection: a retrospective comparative study of bone transport using a combined technique of unilateral external fixation over an intramedullary nail versus circular external fixation over an intramedullary nail

Fig. 2

32-year-old male with a right tibial bone defect caused by post-traumatic osteomyelitis was treated by bone transport using EFOIN. a, b) X-ray showed that there was a nonunion of the right tibia after internal fixation. c) The bone defect was approximately 9.8 cm after radical debridement and treated by bone transport using a circular external fixator over an intramedullary nail. d, e) The transport bone segment reached the docking site at 15 postoperative weeks, and the regenerated callus was good without axial deviation. f–h) Satisfactory bone healing and function recovery of the right lower limb was achieved at 12 postoperative months

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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