Variables | Free vascularized fibular graft | Ilizarov bone transport | P value |
---|---|---|---|
N | 23 | 43 | / |
Operation time (h) | 6.60 ± 1.34 | 3.12 ± 0.99 | < 0.001 |
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 873.91 ± 183.94 | 386.05 ± 131.9 | < 0.001 |
Follow-up time (month) | 31.83 ± 7.77 | 34.14 ± 7.11 | 0.175 |
Number of cases of deep infection or osteomyelitis recurrence | 2 | 3 | 1.000 |
External fixation time (month) | 7.04 ± 1.72 | 13.16 ± 2.92 | < 0.001 |
External fixator index (%) | 0.73 ± 0.28 | 1.55 ± 0.28 | < 0.001 |
Fracture healing evaluation | |||
  Excellent (n) | 15 | 25 | 0.905 |
  Good (n) | 3 | 8 | |
  Fair (n) | 2 | 3 | |
  Poor (n) | 3 | 7 | |
Excellent and good fracture healing rate | 78.26% | 76.74% | 0.617 |
Extremity functional evaluation | |||
  Excellent (n) | 11 | 21 | 0.901 |
  Good (n) | 8 | 13 | |
  Fair (n) | 3 | 8 | |
  Poor (n) | 1 | 1 | |
Excellent and good extremity functional rate (%) | 82.61% | 79.01% | 0.471 |
Incidence of postoperative complications (time/case) | |||
  Minor | 0.22 ± 0.42 | 1.02 ± 0.99 | 0.001 |
  Moderate | 0.48 ± 0.59 | 0.88 ± 0.91 | 0.085 |
  Major | 0.17 ± 0.39 | 0.30 ± 0.46 | 0.259 |
  Total | 0.87 ± 0.76 | 2.21 ± 1.78 | 0.001 |
Reoperation(times/case) | 0.78 ± 0.60 | 0.98 ± 0.99 | 0.615 |