Fig. 2From: Efficacy comparison of vascularized iliac crest bone flap and Ilizarov bone transport in the treatment of traumatic bone defects of the tibia combined with large soft tissue defectsA 26-year-old male presented with an open tibia and fibula fracture due to traffic injury. A The right leg after radical debridement. B Preoperative X-ray, C The designed ALTP flap of donor site. D Free ALTF was harvested. E Postoperative view of ALTF transplantation. F X-ray after Ilizarov bone transport. G–J Postoperative radiographic view at the 3-month, 12-month, 18-month, and 24-month follow up. K Postoperative follow-up was 30 months, and X-ray films were taken 1 month after removal of the external fixator. L Postoperative view of the affected limb 30 months after surgeryBack to article page