Fig. 1.From: Novel piston technique versus Ilizarov technique for the repair of bone defect after lower limb infection54-year-old man with left tibia osteomyelitis, having a bone defect length of 9.8 cm, was performed with Piston technique. a, b During debridement, the infected or necrotic bone was removed radically. c Bone cement spacer. d External fixation. e Bone union was achieved at 19 months after second-stage operation. f Patient had removed the external fixatorBack to article page