Surgical treatment of tibial pseudarthrosis using the Ilizarov apparatus. A critical analysis.
Since November 1985 the authors have added the Ilizarov procedure to their armamentarium for the treatment of tibial pseudarthrosis. The results of a first clinical study of 10 patients are reported. The mean duration of follow-up is 17 months. The consolidation rate is higher with a transverse than with an oblique pseudarthrosis. The Ilizarov procedure combined with a corticotomy offers new perspectives in the management of massive bone defects. In the presence of severe malalignment, a gradual reduction can be carried out. The main complications are pin tract infections and algodystrophy.
Verdonk
R
R
Ghent University Hospital, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Belgium.
Blondeel
L
L
Bongaerts
W
W
Uyttendaele
D
D
D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy