Research Article

Bone Transport for Treatment of Traumatic Composite Tibial Bone and Soft Tissue Defects: Any Specific Needs besides the Ilizarov Technique?

Table 2

ASAMI functional score of the lower extremity revealed excellent/good bone results in 76.47% of cases.

FunctionalDescriptionScore

ExcellentActive, no limp, minimum stiffness (loss of <15 knee extensions/<15 dorsiflexions of ankle), no reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), insignificant pain34
GoodActive, with one or two of the following: limp, stiffness, RSD, significant pain18
FairActive, with three or all of the following: limp, stiffness, RSDa, significant pain10
PoorInactive (unemployment or inability to perform daily activities because of injury)6
FailuresAmputation0