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...

Definition of Deformity Evaluation of Lower Limb Deformities Indications for Correction of Lower Limb Deformities Preoperative Planning Planning the Level of Osteotomy Other Factors in Determining the Level of the Osteotomy Determining the True Plane of the Deformity Translation Deformities . Angulation/Translation Deformities Multi-Apical Angular Deformities Joint Laxity Deformities of the Kne...

Introduction: The Genu Varum is physiological from birth till the age of two. It is a reel consultation reason for parents who are often worried seeing this deformation that could cause gait disturbances. Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective study over a period of 5 years on 50 patients who went through a rickety genu varum surgery. The patients were divided into two groups: Grou...

INTRODUCTION This is a case report of extreme lengthening of the tibia of about 14.5cm using bone transport technique following road traffic accident trauma to the lower limbs. The management of the subsequent massive skeletal defects was challenging to orthopedic surgeons. Based on reported cases, the highest tibial lengthening was 22cm using bifocal transport, while the highest unifocal tibia...

OBJECTIVE To report the functional outcomes of Ilizarov treatment of infected nonunion of the distal humerus. DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Between July 1998 and August 2003, 6 consecutive patients (age 33 to 73 years) were referred to us with an infected nonunion of the distal humerus following failure of open reduction and internal fixation. ...

BACKGROUND Nonunion of the supracondylar area of the humerus is a very difficult area to treat. The Ilizarov method has been shown to be effective in the treatment of nonunion of the humeral diaphysis. However, there is little in the literature regarding the treatment of nonunion of the supracondylar area especially in post-infection cases. METHODS Eight patients with a mean age of 45.73 ± 11...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of the Ilizarov external fixator for the correction of complex foot deformities. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 2000 and September 2005, 29 feet of 25 patients (18 males, 7 females; mean age 13.7 years; range 5 to 24 years) who were applied Ilizarov external fixators due to complex foot deformities in our clinic were prospectively anal...

Seventy-three consecutive patients with complex tibial fractures treated with an Ilizarov frame or Taylor Spatial Frame received physiotherapy between April 2008 and April 2010. Data were collected prospectively, and physiotherapy input was recorded (in minutes) for the patients identified. This included treatment received as an inpatient as well as an outpatient. The data were categorized for ...

To evaluate the results of the Ilizarov external fixator in the treatment of non-union post-high tibial osteotomy (HTO). Five non-unions, in four patients, following HTO were treated by Ilizarov fixation. Clinical outcome was assessed pre- and post-operatively by the Knee Society Clinical Rating System (KSCRS). Radiological analysis assessed bone healing pre- and post-operatively and measured p...

OBJECTIVE To determine the functional outcome of closed Ilizarov treatment in complex tibial fractures in terms of range of motion and stability of collateral ligaments of knee. METHODS The descriptive case series was conducted at Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital/Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, from July 21, 2012, to January 20, 2013. After evaluation according to advance trauma life...