PURPOSE To evaluate the treatment outcome of the modified Ilizarov technique in infected nonunion of the femur. METHODS Between 1989 and 2002, records of 20 patients with infected nonunion of the femur treated with the modified Ilizarov technique were retrospectively reviewed. The modified Ilizarov frame was fixed after necrectomy of the dead infected bone and tissues. A proximal or distal co...

The Ilizarov technique lends itself well to correction of foot deformities because of the three-dimensional nature of the foot and of the apparatus. The two approaches to the correction of foot deformities are (1) soft tissue distraction of the deformity and (2) distraction of an osteotomy. In the former, the deformity is corrected by eliminating pre-existing contractures and by distracting acr...

INTRODUCTION Various treatment options are in use to address severe knee flexion contractures in children. Their success depends on an adequate selection of the proper one applying to each individual anatomical situation. HYPOTHESIS Applied to limb deformity, the Ilizarov technique combines progressive correction, to joint structures flexibility restitution in case of severe knee flexion cont...

Lengthening beyond 25% of the original segment length is an orthopaedic challenge. Substantial lengthening is fraught with complications such as joint contractures, refractures, nerve injuries and prolonged periods of consolidation. We report a case of massive lengthening in a 17-year-old boy in whom a 20 cm lengthening (57% lengthening) and complex deformity correction was performed on a centr...