title: Ilizarov external fixation. Technical and anatomic considerations.
abstract: The Ilizarov external fixator can be safely applied if the surgeon is alert to the "danger areas" where the transfixion wires might penetrate a neurovascular structure. The basic principle of frame assembly and application require that the wires are never bent to reach the support rings; instead, the Ilizarov hardware is used to build up to the wires from the rings. The wires are then tensioned axially.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Irvine.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control