INTRODUCTION Ilizarov technique yields satisfactory results in difficult situations. Widely displaced fracture of the patella after failed osteosynthesis is a difficult situation. We are reporting one such case in a 27 years old male treated by modified Ilizarov technique. CASE REPORT A 27-years old male with transverse fracture of the patella was fixed with tension band wiring. He indulged i...

Introduction: One of the commonly encountered surgical dilemmas for most orthopaedic trauma surgeons is the management of compound tibia fractures with significant bone defects. We used the Ilizarov technique to solve this complex problem using an ilizarov fixator over an intramedullary tibia nail. We present a case series of five such patients with compound tibia fractures with significant bon...

We retrospectively reviewed 60 fractures of the tibial plafond treated by either an ankle-sparing diaphyseal-epiphyseal technique using the Ilizarov ring fixator or by an ankle-spanning technique using a monolateral articulated external fixator. The Ilizarov ring fixator was applied in 24 fractures and the monolateral articulated transarticular external fixator in 20. Both techniques were combi...

Hip fractures rarely occur in children but when it occurs it is potentially very serious. Fracture in children is due to high velocity trauma, for example falling from a height or a car accident. Among the high risk complications we can get avascular necrosis, premature physeal closure and coxa vara when we use screws. Between the age of 4 and 9 the ligamentous teres contributes very little to ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ilizarov's technique and intramedullary rodding have often been used individually in congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia. In this series, we attempted to combine the advantages of both methods while minimizing the complications. METHODS We reviewed 15 cases of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) who were treated with a combination of Ilizarov's apparatus an...

, , .' ' ':::'}' n 1951, Professor Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov from Kurgan in the 80'/,;, :viet Union developed a circular external flxator forthe treatment of . fractures (Fig 1); Dilling the next decade, Ilizarov discovered the tech-niques 'of physeal distraction, corticotomy lengthening, bone transport, and many others. The common basis for all of these methods he called "the, theory of tens...

This study was designed to evaluate the results of treatment of joint contractures (6 patients) and dislocations (2 cases) with an Ilizarov device. Six patients with restricting joint contractures were successfully treated and after gradual scar expansion they achieved a significant improvement in their range of motion. One patient with elbow instability after closed dislocation achieved 5 degr...

There are few reports on function after limb salvage surgery using the Ilizarov technique, and none that document the pattern of recovery or predict when maximum function returns. This prospective, longitudinal study documents the baseline functional abilities of 40 consecutive patients with nonunion of a fracture in the lower limb. Patients were studied for at least two and a half years follow...

Until recently the accepted treatment of choice for severe type-II fibular hemimelia has been Syme's or Boyd's amputation. The alternative of distraction lengthening using the Ilizarov technique is now available. We report three patients (four limbs) with type-II fibular hemimelia who were treated by the Ilizarov technique and followed up for two to six years. Severe progressive procurvatum and...