Table I.
The demographic data of the patients by anatomical location, Cierny-Mader stage, soft-tissue cover, and requirement for stabilization.
| Bone | n | Cierny-Mader stage* | Soft-tissue cover | Fixation | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III A | III BL | III BS | III BLS | IV A | IV BL | IV BS | IV BLS | Direct closure | Local flap | Free flap | None | External | Internal | ||
| Tibia | 38 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 6† | |
| Femur | 24 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 4 mono | 1 IMN | ||
| Humerus | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 mono | 2 plates | ||
| Radius + ulna | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
| Calcaneum | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Clavicle | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Fibula | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sacrum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Scapula + humerus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 Ilizarov | |||||||||||
| Femur + tibia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 Ilizarov | |||||||||||
| Tibia + talus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 Ilizarov | 1 IMN | |||||||
| Total | 100 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 79 | 17 | 4 |
*
A = Normal host; BL = Host with local compromise; BS = Host with systemic compromise; BLS = Host with local and systemic compromise.
†
Four monolateral and two Ilizarov fixators.
IMN, intramedullary nail; mono, monolateral external fixator.