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Table 2 Comparison of clinical data of patients between the free vascularized fibular graft and IIizarov bone transport groups

From: Treatment options for infected bone defects in the lower extremities: free vascularized fibular graft or Ilizarov bone transport?

Variables

Free vascularized fibular graft group

IIizarov bone transport group

P value

n

23

43

/

Gender

  Male

16

28

0.467

  Female

7

15

Age

36.13 ± 12.61 (years)

37.35 ± 13.20 (years)

0.747

Cause of injury

  Traffic accident injury

14

29

0.791

  Falling injury

5

9

  Crush injury

4

5

Gustilo grade

  Closed fracture

2

3

0.908

  Gustilo grade I

3

4

  Gustilo grade II

4

6

  Gustilo grade III

14

30

Number of complicated injuries in other parts of the affected extremity

6

11

0.964

Number of femoral/tibial defect cases

5/18

11/32

0.729

Femoral/tibial defect and infection site

  Shaft

12

32

0.068

  Metaphysis (the distance between lesions and joint surface is ≤ 3 cm)

11

11

Femoral/tibial defect length after debridement (including longitudinal defects) (cm)

9.96 ± 2.27

8.74 ± 2.52

0.014

Management of different types of soft-tissue defects

  Minor wounds can be repaired by direct suture, skin grafting and local flap transfer.

7

27

0.031

  Moderate wounds can be repaired by free vascularized fibular graft with flap or open Ilizarov bone transport.

12

10

  Major wounds require simultaneous or staged free flap graft.

4

6