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Chronic bone infections should be managed similar to neoplasms: all of the infected and nonviable bone and soft tissues are resected, leaving a viable tissue environment for reconstruction. Following such resections, significant bone defects occur and require reconstructive procedures such as grafting or bone transport.
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Kocaoglu, M., Bilen, F.E. (2015). Case 11: Bone Transport Over a Nail for Infected Tibial Nonunion and Bone Defect. In: Rozbruch, S., Hamdy, R. (eds) Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18026-7_173
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