Ilizarov Technique

                                                                          Co-authored by Dr. Mangal Parihar

- Fixator Characteristics:
    - ring characteristics:
    - wire insertion technique:
    - half pin insertion techniques:

- Specific Uses:
    - circular wire fixators for tibial frx:   (foot inclusion);
    - circular wire fixators for knee fusion:
    - limb lengthening
    - correction of angulatory deformity:

             

- Postoperative Care:
    - Post Op Care in the Ilizarov Method: (by Dr. Mangal Parihar)

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Limb Reconstruction by Free-Tissue Transfer Combined With the Ilizarov Method.

Tibial fractures. The Ilizarov alternative.

Complications of use of the Ilizarov technique in the correction of limb deformities in children.

The correction of complex foot deformities using Ilizarov's distraction osteotomies.

Mechanical performance of Ilizarov circular external fixators in comparison with other external fixators.

Long-term cost comparison of major limb salvage using the Ilizarov method versus amputation.

Limb salvage using distraction osteogenesis. A classification of the technique.

Distraction osteogenesis in the treatment of stiff hypertrophic nonunions using the Ilizarov apparatus.

Year Book: The Tension-Stress Effect on the Genesis and Growth of
    Tissues: Part I. The Influence of Stability of Fixation and Soft-Tissue Preservation.

Year Book: The Tension-Stress Effect on the Genesis and Growth of Tissues: II.   The Influence of the Rate and Frequency of Distraction.
    Ilizarov-GA. 1990 Year Book of Orthopedics. Article 4-106.   Original Article: Clin Orthop. 1989 Feb. 239. pp 263-285.