Treatment of Fracture and Non-union by The Ilizarov Method

Five cases of fracture and non-union of the lower extremities were treated by the Ilizarov method from August, 1989 to October, 1991. case 1: A 45-year old female, infected non-union of a femoral supracondylar fracture case 2: A 23-year old male, non-union of the tibia case 3: A 72-year old male, ti...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 237 - 241
Main Authors Miyahara, Kenji, Niimi, Toshiaki, Nagaoka, Tokumi, Suzuki, Ryohei, Nishimura, Yukimasa, Iwasaki, Katsuro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1992
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.41.237

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Summary:Five cases of fracture and non-union of the lower extremities were treated by the Ilizarov method from August, 1989 to October, 1991. case 1: A 45-year old female, infected non-union of a femoral supracondylar fracture case 2: A 23-year old male, non-union of the tibia case 3: A 72-year old male, tibia condylar fracture case 4: A 45-year old female, tibial andylar fracture case 5: A 13-year male, diaphyseal fracture of the tibia and fibyra having mediotorsio cruris due to fracture in the past The complication of pin track infection occured in four cases, but all healed using antibiotics. The Ilizarov method was very useful not only various fractures, but also infected non-union.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.41.237