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Ilizarov bone transport in large knee joint defect (case report)

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The large knee joint defects (LKJD) are one of the indications to amputation and prosthesis.Alternative to it is reconstructive surgery based on Ilizarov method.We present the case of a female patient with LKJD 16cm and shortening of the right lower extremity 12cm, hypertrophic distraction regenerate of the right lower limb 6cm and chronic osteomyelitis of the right femur.The whole period of treatment was 67 months (5.5 years).Period of osteosynthesis (period of distraction and fixation) was 43 months (3.5 years).The complications that we faced during the treatment had no influence on good final anatomical and functional results.

Source: Open Access Journal of Translational Medicine & Research

DOI: 10.15406/oajtmr.2018.02.00029

Authors: LN Solomin, KL Korchagin, EO Tyulkin, EA Shchepkina

Institutions: St Petersburg University, Russian Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after R.R. Vreden, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg

Language: English

Topic: Bone fractures and treatments

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2809901043