CORRECTION OF LOWER-LIMB DEFORMITIES USING ILIZAROV DEVICE | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Orthopedic Research | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2020, Page 11-16 PDF (333.25 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original articles: include clinical trials, interventional research, Basic researches and clinically relevant laboratory investigations | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejor.2020.161907 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Wael Salama1; Ahmed Abdelaal1; Hossam EL-Azab1; Abdel Rahman Hafez(*)1; Alessandro Masse2; Ashraf Marzouk1 | ||||
| 1Orthopedic Surgery dept., Faculty of Medicine, Sohag Univ., Sohag, Egypt | ||||
| 2CTO (Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico), Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Turin., Turin, Italy | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This retrospective study was done in department of orthopedic surgery, academic level 1 trauma center. During the period from August 2012 to August 2017 it included 23 patients (25 knees) with lower limb deformity whom had gradual correction of the lower limb deformity using Ilizarov device. The mean age of the patients was 26.5 years (10-45 years). Sixteen were males and nine females. Sixteen cases had genue varum and 9 cases had genue valgum deformity, the complication rate and the clinical outcome including the duration of treatment. The mean age at operation was 20.7 years; the mean follow-up was 21.1 months. All cases showed correction of deformity postoperatively. The mean preoperative “Hospital for Special Surgery” (HSS) scores was 60 and improved to a mean of 93 at follow-up. All limbs had excellent or good HSS scores. Disadvantages of this technique were mainly pin tract infection and poor patient acceptance and noncompliance. The Ilizarov device allows accurate results in correction of complex lower limb deformities with minimal morbidity. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Ilizarov; Varum; Valgum; Osteotomy; Correction | ||||
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