Table I.
Clinical data of 15 patients with infected tibial non-union
| Patient | Age [years] | Gender | Fracture type (Gustilo) | Initial treatment | Duration of bone infection [months] | Soft-tissue defect [cm2] | Number of previous tibial operations | Accompanying fractures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | F | OII | EF + VAC | 6 | 1 × 3 | 4 | None |
| 2 | 32 | M | OIIIa | EF + VAC + KW | 18 | 3 × 3 | 7 | IL (FB, MM) |
| 3 | 56 | M | OI | EF | 6 | 2 × 4 | 2 | CI (FB) |
| 4 | 29 | M | OIIIb | EF + VAC + KW | 3 | 1 × 1 | 1 | IL (LM) |
| 5 | 68 | F | OII | EF + VAC + KW | 11 | 1 × 4 | 6 | IL (FM, FB) |
| 6 | 35 | F | C | IN | 7 | 3 × 5 | 5 | None |
| 7 | 47 | M | OII | EF + VAC | 9 | 1 × 2 | 4 | None |
| 8 | 32 | M | C | IN + KW | 8 | 5 × 12 | 4 | IL (FB, MM) |
| 9 | 51 | M | OII | EF | 5 | 2 × 6 | 2 | IL (FB, LM), CI (LM) |
| 10 | 67 | F | OIIIa | EF + VAC + KW | 9 | 1 × 1 | 3 | IL (FM, FB, LM) |
| 11 | 38 | F | OI | IN + KW | 12 | 1 × 3 | 4 | IL (FB) |
| 12 | 42 | F | OII | PF | 11 | 3 × 4 | 3 | IL (FB) |
| 13 | 61 | M | OII | EF + VAC | 7 | 3 × 7 | 1 | IL (FB, LM, MM) |
| 14 | 45 | M | OI | EF | 9 | 2 × 4, 3 × 9 | 4 | None |
| 15 | 40 | M | OII | EF + VAC | 16 | 1 × 3 | 5 | IL (FB, LM, MM) |
C – closed fracture, Cl – contralateral, EF – external fixation, F – female, FB – fibula, FM – femur, IN – intramedullary nail, IL – ipsilateral, KW – Kirschner wire, LM – lateral malleolus, M – male, MM – medial malleolus, OI – type I open fracture, OII – type II open fracture, OIIIa – type IIIa open fracture, OIIIb – type IIIb open fracture, PF – plate fixation, VAC – vacuum-assisted closure