A Novel Treatment of a 65-Year-Old Woman with a Neglected Type IIIB Open Fracture of the Tibia with Inadequate Soft Tissue Coverage and Periosteal Stripping Requiring an Ilizarov Approach to Bone and Soft Tissue Lengthening and Reconstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Antonios Kouzelis; Ioannis N. Vrachnis; Alexandros Vris; Petros Zampakis; Zinon T. Kokkalis; Andreas Panagopoulos

doi:10.12659/AJCR.926622

06 December 2020 : Case report Greece

A Novel Treatment of a 65-Year-Old Woman with a Neglected Type IIIB Open Fracture of the Tibia with Inadequate Soft Tissue Coverage and Periosteal Stripping Requiring an Ilizarov Approach to Bone and Soft Tissue Lengthening and Reconstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care

Antonios Kouzelis^1A*, Ioannis N. Vrachnis^1AEF, Alexandros Vris^2EF, Petros Zampakis^3B, Zinon T. Kokkalis^1F, Andreas Panagopoulos^1D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926622

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926622

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Figure 3. Clinical and radiological appearance of the leg after removal of the Ilizarov frame. (A) Anteroposterior clinical view. (B) Lateral clinical view. (C) Standard anteroposterior xray of the regenerated bone and ankle fusion and (D) standard lateral xray of the regenerated bone and ankle fusion.

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A Novel Treatment of a 65-Year-Old Woman with a Neglected Type IIIB Open Fracture of the Tibia with Inadequate Soft Tissue Coverage and Periosteal Stripping Requiring an Ilizarov Approach to Bone and Soft Tissue Lengthening and Reconstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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