The Benefits and Risks of the Ilizarov Technique for Limb Reconstruction
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In the past, patients with fractures which failed to heal (non‐union), or healed incorrectly (mal‐ union) had little treatment available to them, and patients who required surgical removal of infected bone (osteomyelitis) or cancerous bone often had no choice but to have an amputation of the affected limb. The treatment of such orthopaedic conditions was revolutionised by Dr Gavril Ilizarov, as will be explained below.
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