Comparison of Monolateral External Fixation and Internal Fixation for Skeletal Stabilisation in the Management of Small Tibial Bone Defects following Successful Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis

<div>A patient was transferred to our hospital from another institution after external fixation for middle tibia fracture. (a) He presented with an active infection with fistulas and nonunion of tibia shaft. (b) The old external fixer was removed combined with a radical debridement and fixation with another external system. (c) Follow-up X-ray was shown after bone graft with internal fixation.</div>

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Figure 1: Comparison of Monolateral External Fixation and Internal Fixation for Skeletal Stabilisation in the Management of Small Tibial Bone Defects following Successful Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis 

Figure 1 | Comparison of Monolateral External Fixation and Internal Fixation for Skeletal Stabilisation in the Management of Small Tibial Bone Defects following Successful Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis 