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Table 2 Intraoperative data, short-term and long-term follow-up results of soft tissue repair surgery

From: 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 defects

Variable

VIBF group (N = 33)

Ilizarov group (N = 35)

p value

Flap size (cm2)

181.5 ± 40.9

180.3 ± 33.0

0.893

Flap harvested time (min)

47.5 ± 8.3

48.3 ± 9.7

0.746

Bone flap harvested time (min)

41.7 ± 8.4

–

–

External fixation installation time (min)

26.7 ± 4.4

26.4 ± 4.5

0.826

Operative blood loss(ml)

315.2 ± 56.6

218.6 ± 34.5

0.001

Flap complications

1.000

 Total flap necrosis

0

0

 Partial flap necrosis

2

3

Factors of flap necrosis

–

 Vascular crisis

0

0

 Infection

1

2

 Hematoma

1

1

Donor site morbidity

0.608

 Delayed wound healing

2

1

Cosmetic evaluation

 Subjectivelya

26/7

17/18

0.013

  Excellent

17

12

  Good

9

5

  Moderate

6

10

  Poor

1

8

 Objectivelyb

27/6

19/16

0.020

  Excellent

18

13

  Good

9

6

  Moderate

6

9

  Poor

0

7

  1. aGuardians of the patients
  2. bBlinded third-party observer