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| Author (year) | # | Age (range) | Segment and method of operation | Fixation method | Serum phosphate level (range) | Healing index | Complications |
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| Rubinovitch et al. (1988) [14] | 10 | 8 years
(5–13) | 26 tibiae, 16 femurs, 2 subtrochanteric shortening and compression plating | 34 compression plates, 2 Sherman plates, and 2 staples | NR | NR | 27% recurrence, anterior tibial compartment syndrome |
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| Choi et al. (2002) [2] | 14 | 13.9 years
(3.2–22) | 8 femurs, 4 tibiae in DC; 9 femurs, 19 tibiae in DCL | Ilizarov EF | 2.3 mg/dL
(1.3–3.0) | 2.2 months/cm
—DO | 1 premature consolidation, 1 refracture, and 2 peroneal nerve palsies |
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| Song et al. (2006) [10] | 20 | 20 years
(8–41) | 20 femurs, 35 tibiae; 28 DCL, 27 acute DC | 24 EF, 6 IM, 25 IM + EF | 2.0 mg/dL
(1.4–2.8) | 2.6 months/cm—DO with EF
2.7 months/cm—DO with EF and IM | Recurrent deformity, equinus contracture, knee stiffness, and pin tract infection |
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Matsubara et al. (2008) [3] | 3 | 33.2 years
(24–46) | 6 femurs, 4 tibiae; DCL | 9 Ilizarov EF, 1 Heidelberg EF | 2.1 mg/dL
(2.10–2.3) | NR | None |
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| Petje et al. (2008) [4] | 10 | 8.3 years
(4–11) | 30 femurs, 35 tibiae; DC | 53 EF, 19 Ilizarov, 18 Kirschner wires | 2.1 mg/dL
(2.0–2.7) | NR | Femoral fracture, pin tract infection, and 90% recurrence rate |
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| Current study | 12 M | 23 years
(18.3–31.2) | 12 tibiae; 8 DC(L), 4 DCL | Ilizarov EF | 2.2 mg/dL
(1.7–2.8) | 1.68 months/cm | Shown in Table 4 |
| 27 IM | 9.6 years
(3.8–15.8) | 27 tibiae; 12 DC(L), 15 DCL | 2.6 mg/dL
(1.9–3.5) | 1.44 months/cm |
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