The successful treatment of a Gustilo-Anderson type IIIc distal leg injury with a large bone defect in elderly patient with severe osteoporosis: a case report.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report the use of combined Ilizarov technique, low-intensity pulsed ultrasound, and teriparatide for limb reconstruction of Gustilo-Anderson type IIIc open tibial fractures with large bone defects in elderly patients with severe osteoporosis.