Segmental transports for posttraumatic lower extremity bone defects: are femoral bone transports safer than tibial?

[1] Csongradi JJ(1989)Ununited lower limb fractures West J Med 150 675-680

[2] Maloney WJ(1994)Complications of limb lengthening. A learning curve Clin Orthop Relat Res 301 10-18

[3] Dahl MT(2001)Transtibial amputees from the Vietnam War. Twenty-eight-year follow-up J Bone Joint Surg Am 83-A 383-389

[4] Gulli B(2008)Management of traumatic tibial defects using free vascularized fibula or Ilizarov bone transport: a comparative study Microsurgery 28 339-346

[5] Berg T(2007)Reconstruction of segmental bone defects due to chronic osteomyelitis with use of an external fixator and an intramedullary nail. Surgical technique J Bone Joint Surg Am 89 183-195

[6] Dougherty PJ(1996)Osteoneogenesis and its influencing factors during treatment with the Ilizarov method Clin Orthop Relat Res 323 261-272

[7] El-Gammal TA(1994)Variables affecting time to bone healing during limb lengthening Clin Orthop Relat Res 301 31-37

[8] Shiha AE(1982)Bone grafting for nonunion of fractures of the tibia: a critical review J Trauma 22 43-49

[9] El-Deen MA(2004)The functional outcome of severe, open tibial fractures managed with early fixation and flap coverage J Bone Joint Surg Br 86 861-867

[10] El-Sayed A(1988)The principles of the Ilizarov method Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst 48 1-11

[1] Csongradi JJ(1989)Ununited lower limb fractures West J Med 150 675-680

[2] Maloney WJ(1994)Complications of limb lengthening. A learning curve Clin Orthop Relat Res 301 10-18

[3] Dahl MT(2001)Transtibial amputees from the Vietnam War. Twenty-eight-year follow-up J Bone Joint Surg Am 83-A 383-389

[4] Gulli B(2008)Management of traumatic tibial defects using free vascularized fibula or Ilizarov bone transport: a comparative study Microsurgery 28 339-346

[5] Berg T(2007)Reconstruction of segmental bone defects due to chronic osteomyelitis with use of an external fixator and an intramedullary nail. Surgical technique J Bone Joint Surg Am 89 183-195

[6] Dougherty PJ(1996)Osteoneogenesis and its influencing factors during treatment with the Ilizarov method Clin Orthop Relat Res 323 261-272

[7] El-Gammal TA(1994)Variables affecting time to bone healing during limb lengthening Clin Orthop Relat Res 301 31-37

[8] Shiha AE(1982)Bone grafting for nonunion of fractures of the tibia: a critical review J Trauma 22 43-49

[9] El-Deen MA(2004)The functional outcome of severe, open tibial fractures managed with early fixation and flap coverage J Bone Joint Surg Br 86 861-867

[10] El-Sayed A(1988)The principles of the Ilizarov method Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst 48 1-11