Shortening and re-lengthening versus bone transport for the treatment of distal tibial periarticular post-traumatic defects

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Title:	Shortening and re-lengthening versus bone transport for the treatment of distal tibial periarticular post-traumatic defects
Authors:	Qiang Huang, Teng Ma, Cheng Ren, YiBo Xu, Ming Li, Qian Wang, Yao Lu, Zhong Li, Kun Zhang
Source:	Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publisher Information:	Nature Portfolio, 2022.
Publication Year:	2022
Collection:	LCC:Medicine LCC:Science
Subject Terms:	Medicine, Science
More Details:	Abstract In the present study, we presented our experience with a new modified technique of shortening and re-lengthening using a monolateral external frame combined with a calcaneal intramedullary nail and compared it with the bone transport technique for the treatment of distal tibial periarticular post-traumatic defects. Forty-one patients were retrospectively analyzed. Among them 19 were treated using our modified shortening and re-lengthening technique (MSR group) and 22 by bone transport (BT group). The difference in external fixation time (EFT), external fixation index (EFI), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and complications were compared between the two groups. The mean EFT was 3.4 ± 0.6 months in the MSR group and 7.5 ± 1.4 months in the BT group; the EFI was 0.57 ± 0.06 month/cm and 1.32 ± 0.23 month/cm, respectively. The EFT, EFI, and SAS scores were significantly lower in the MSR group than in the BT Group (p
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English
ISSN:	2045-2322
Relation:	https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-022-20760-0
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/6a0916a5921042e7bffd3851f9a54dbd
Accession Number:	edsdoj.6a0916a5921042e7bffd3851f9a54dbd
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ISSN:	20452322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-022-20760-0
Published in:	Scientific Reports
Language:	English