Background. High energy fractures of the distal tibia ("pylon fractures") usually result in severe reduction of the range of motion of the superior ankle joint. If there is severe soft tissue trauma coexisting with the fractures, the possibilities for surgical treatment are limited. Our study examined the suitability of the DYNASTAB S external fixator (for ankle joint stabilization). Material a...

The purpose of this study was to analyze clinical and radiographical results of a group of patients with periprosthetic femoral fractures treated with the shape memory embracing fixator. We retrospectively reviewed twelve patients in whom a total of twelve periprosthetic femoral fractures were treated with the shape memory embracing fixator between August 2004 and February 2013. The patients we...

Objectives. The aim of this retrospective study was to report the treatment results obtained with the anklespanning Ilizarov fixator technique in the treatment of complex OTA/AO type 43C3 open tibial pilon fractures. Methods. A total of 14 patients with open OTA/AO type 43C3 tibial pilon fractures were evaluated. The demographics and fracture characteristics, preoperative and postoperative radi...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to demonstrate that the lengthening technique of an external fixator associated with locked intramedullary nail is an efficient method that decreases the duration of the external fixation and improves the rehabilitation period. METHODS From January of 2005 to May of 2014, 31 patients with mean lower limb discrepancy of 5.31 cm were treated. The etiologies of the def...

OBJECTIVE To present the preliminary results from treating patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease (LCPD) by means of hip arthrodiastasis using a monolateral external fixator applied to the hip and to succinctly describe the surgical technique used, in a prospective study. METHODS Prospective study on 18 patients with LCPD who underwent surgical treatment by means of the hip arthrodiastasis ...

Complex foot deformity can be described as a foot with multiplanar abnormalities with or without shortening of the foot. Conventional surgical treatment may not be able to correct these deformities. In this study we evaluate the results of percutaneous V osteotomy of the calcaneus with an Ilizarov external fixator for treatment of complex foot deformity. Twenty feet with a complex deformity wer...

PURPOSE To evaluate the pain level and patient satisfaction as well as the fusion and infection eradication rates after knee arthrodesis using a monolateral external fixator for failed septic total knee replacement (TKR). METHODS Records of 10 male and 11 female consecutive patients aged 70 to 88 (mean, 81) years who underwent knee arthrodesis using a monolateral external fixator for failed s...

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in clinical outcomes, if any, between intraoperative acute correction and postoperative gradual for tibial shaft fractures with multiplanar posttraumatic deformities using hexapod external fixator. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 58 consecutive patients treated by fixator at our institution from January 2015 Apri...