Abstract:Objective To compare inflammatory control effect and clinical efficacy between masquelet technique and one-stage bone grafting in treatment of infectious bone defects. Methods A retrospective analysis was made on 31 cases with osteomyelitis and bone defects after lower extremity trauma treated with Masquelet technique from January 2014 to August 2016 (the observation group), and 33 cases treated with autologous cancellous bone grafting from January 2012 to July 2014 (the control group). Inflammation control rate, peripheral C reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) before and after treatment, bone reconstruction rate and reconstruction length, effect of bone defect healing and adjacent joint function after 12 months were observed and compared. Results The inflammation control rate in the observation group was close to that in the control group (90.32% vs. 84.85%) (P > 0.05), but PCT and CRP 1 and 3 months after treatment in the observation group were much less then those in the control group (P < 0.05). The bone reconstruction rate in the observation group was much higher than that in the control group (96.77% vs. 69.70%) (P < 0.05), patients with bone nonunion and being in reconstruction had longer reconstruction length in the observation group than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The effect of bone defect healing and the adjacent joint function 12 months after treatment in the observation group were better than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in postoperative complication rate between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Compared with one-stage bone grafting, Masquelet technique has better inflammatory control effect, higher bone reconstruction rate, longer length of bone reconstruction and better midterm joint function in the treatment of infectious bone defect.