Olga Novikova
Dept of Radiology, Russian Ilizarov Scientific Centre for “Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics”, M.Ulianova, 6, Kurgan, Russia 640005.
[ 1 ] - Myotopography in Tibial Lengthening
Limb lengthening by Ilizarov lengthens not just the long bone, but also the soft tissues too. Damage of the musclesduring corticotomy and their stretching during distraction play a crucial role in occurrence of complications and finallimb function. We present here a systematic codified nomenclature system of each muscle summarising all theinfluence that corticotomy and distraction have the part...
[ 2 ] - Ilizarov Stump Lenthening Can Aggravate Phantom Limb Pain – a Case Report
Ilizarov is an accepted technique for lengthening short amputation stumps to improve prosthetic function andrehabilitation. The relation of stump lengthening and phantom limb pain (PLP) has not been reported in literature.We present here a case report of a transfemoral amputee who had a flare up of PLP following stump lengthening.He responded well to a combination of pharmacological therapy and...
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