Management of Infected Bone Defects of the Lower Extremities by Three-Stage Induced Membrane Technique.

CONCLUSIONS TSIMT is effective in treating infected bone defects of the lower extremities. Advanced age, longer duration of infected bone defects, active smoking, and external fixation adversely affect bone union and recovery of infected extremities in a limited time span. PMID: 32047141 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Science Monitor - Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research