Use of the Ilizarov apparatus in one case of severe congenital dysmetria of the leg with agenesis of the foot.
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.
Luppino
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Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Civile, Sassuolo.
Salsi
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Stefanini
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Fiocchi
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Laganà
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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