We report 2 patients with fibrous dysplasia who underwent correction, using the Ilizarov technique, of Shepherd's crook deformities and pathological fractures of the left femurs. A 12-year-old boy underwent an opening wedge osteotomy and a 48-degree gradual correction, whereas a 43-year-old woman underwent a 34-degree acute correction without osteotomy at the fracture site. Both patients could ...

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...

Infected nonunions are potentially difficult complications to treat in the context of complex tibial fractures. Often, such complications necessitate amputation to prevent further sequelae, such as fulminant sepsis and complete loss of the limb. As such, the eradication of infection, the decision regarding when to amputate, and the length of the residual stump are important factors to optimize ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether knee arthrodesis with simultaneous lengthening using the Ilizarov method for a nonreconstructable knee joint with bone loss and infection is a successful salvage procedure. DESIGN Retrospective review of patients. SETTING University hospital-based orthopaedic practice. PATIENTS From 1999 to 2001, 4 consecutive patients with a nonreconstructable knee joint, b...

The Taylor spatial frame is a fixation device used to implement the Ilizarov method of bone deformity correction to gradually distract an osteotomized bone at regular intervals, according to a prescribed schedule. We improve the accuracy of Ilizarov's method of osteogenesis by preoperatively planning the correction, intraoperatively measuring the location of the frame relative to the patient, a...

BACKGROUND In difficult ankle arthrodesis situations, intramedullary (IM) arthrodesis nails and external fixation are often considered in lieu of standard fusion techniques. The purpose of this study was to compare the amount of micromotion measured across an ankle fusion site stabilized with either an IM nail or with the Ilizarov external fixator. MATERIALS AND METHODS The relative bone mine...

, , .' ' ':::'}' 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...