title: Use of the Ilizarov apparatus in one case of severe congenital dysmetria of the leg with agenesis of the foot.
abstract: The authors present one case of severe congenital dysmetria of the leg with agenesis of the foot which was treated by the Ilizarov method. After a clinical and radiographic description of the case, the type of surgery used to create a new foot and the results obtained are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Civile, Sassuolo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Luppino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salsi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stefanini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiocchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laganà
mesh_terms: D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery*; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D013997:Time Factors