Fig. 1.

Case Illustration of a patient with severe soft tissue defect (bone exposed and non vital bone). (a) Initial radiology (b) post debdridement radiology with large bone defect (c) Illizarov application (d) Post bone transport and docking downward with skin fold soft tissue reconstruction followed by compression (e) Post Illizarov removal radiograph (f) initial clinical picture (g) healed soft tissue (h) infolded skin requiring soft tissue reconstruction (i) Post Illizarov removal clinical picture (0 cm LLD).