Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Ilizarov bone transport combined with dressing change in the treatment of acute tibial osteomyditis accompanied with massive soft tissue defection.Methods From July 2009 to september 2012, 14 patients with acute tibial osteomyelitis associsted with large-area soft tissue necrosis and defection were treated in Traumatic Orthopaedics Department of the Central Hospital of Binzhou.All cases were Gustillu Ⅲ type open fracture, and Ⅲ C type injury in 11 casas accompanied with vascular injure.Associated with contralateral lower limb in 4 casas.They were 10 male and 4 female,aged from 21 to 45 years old(average age of 35 years old).The duration from injury to surgery ranged from 12-24 days,averaging of 19 days.All cases were treated first with excision of the infected or necrosis bone segment and soft tissue.The wound keep opening, followed by llizarov bone transport combined with dressing change to repair the bone and soft tissue defection.The clinical efficacy was assessed using the Paley's evaluation system at the last follow-up.Results All the patients were followed up for 24 to 36 months (average of 27 months).The bone defection rapaired was from 5 to 1 3 cm(average of 7 cm).The mean duration of distraction was 4 months, range from 2 to 6 months.All cases' gain s.ufficient soft tissue coverage the later period of Ilizarov bone transport.All the fracture and bone defection were cured.Infection were cured in 13 cases, and 1 case converted to chronicle osteomyelitis, and the cure rate was 93％.According to the Paley' s system, the bone union was excellent in 11 cases, good in 2 cases, and fair in 1 Cases, with a good-to-excellent rate was 93％.The functional outcome was excellent in 10 cases,good in 2 cases,and fair in 2 cases,with a good-to-excellent rate of 86％.Conclusion Ilizarov bone transport and dressing change is one reliable and effective treatment of tibial acute infected and soft tissue defection.