Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 1 English literature case series results of long bone defect reconstruction by induced membrane technique
Author | Year | No. of defects | Average length | Graft type | Union (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masquelet | 2000 | 35 | 4–25 cm | Autologous | 89 |
Obert | 2015 | 9 | 5 cm (3–11 cm) | Autologous | 85 |
Taylor | 2015 | 69 | NA | Autologous | 86 |
Karger | 2012 | 84 | 7 cm | Autologous | 90 |
Zappaterra | 2011 | 9 | 5.1 cm | Autologous (+BMP in 2 cases) | 88.9 |
Jager | 2010 | 39 | NA | Collagen sponge + BMC (12), hydroxyapatite + BMC | 92 |
Fernandez | 2013 | 7 | NA | Homologous + BMC | 100 |