Abstract
Many secondary grafting procedures are performed in the treatment of tibial fractures with bone loss and soft tissue lesions. This is one of the main problems in severe open tibial fractures.
Resective distraction osteogenesis is an approach to treat some defects by primary limb shorting and secondary distraction osteogenesis from the same site.
The radical debridement leads to a reduction of local complications such as infections.
We reviewed a series of 10 patients with tibial shaft fractures (Typ III b and c) combined with serious bone loss and soft tissue damage in a 6-year period.
Indications, operative technique and results are shown and discussed.
Theses abstracts were prepared by Professor Dr. Frantz Langlais. Correspondence should be addressed to him at EFORT Central Office, Freihofstrasse 22, CH-8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland.
