Bone Transport Through Induced Membrane vs Conventional Bone Transport in Management of Bone Defects of Lower Limbs

Bone Transport Through Induced Membrane Technique Versus Conventional Bone Transport Technique in Management of Bone Defects of Lower Limbs

This is a prospective randomised controlled comparative study comparing bone transport through induced membrane (BTM) and conventional bone transport (BT) in management of bone defects in infected non united fractures of long bones of lower limbs (femur, tibia) as regard clinical, functional outcomes and possible complications.

A prospective randomised controlled study was conducted at Ain shams university hospitals. A total of 30 patients with infected non united fractures of long bones of lower limbs (femur and tibia) were divided randomly into 15 patients treated by bone transport through induced membrane technique (BTM) (Group A) and 15 patients treated by conventional bone transport technique (BT) (Group B)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sex: both sexes.
• Age:18-60 yrs old.
• Lesion: tibial or femoral bone defects (>4 cm)
• Defects resulting from infected non-united fractures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pathological and congenital defects
• Aseptic traumatic bone defects
• Defects less than 4 cm
• Multiple defects Pediatric age group