[Restoration of the functions of the talocrural joint and the shape of the foot by a hinge-distraction method].
The article analyzes results of the treatment of 48 patients aged from 6 to 52 with neurogenic and posttraumatic contractures and equinous deformity of feet treated by a hinge-distraction method with an individual arrangement of elements of the Ilizarov apparatus and hinges designed in the clinic. It has been established that the possibility to arrange hinges at any required level allows to eliminate either consequently or simultaneously all the kinds of joint deformities. Good and satisfactory results were obtained in all the cases.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D002648:Child; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000628:therapy; D003286:Contracture / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013997:Time Factors
Vosstanovlenie funktsiĭ golenostopnogo sustava i formy stopy sharnirno-distraktsionnym metodom.