title: Treatment of cubitus varus using the Ilizarov technique of distraction osteogenesis.
abstract: Seven children with a post-traumatic cubitus varus deformity were treated using the Ilizarov technique of distraction osteogenesis. The outcome was rated as excellent in each case and all were satisfied with the cosmetic appearance. No complications had been encountered by the latest follow-up at a mean of 66.7 months. This technique seems reliable for the treatment of such deformities, provided that it achieves full correction by gradual distraction. Nerve palsy and unsightly scars are avoided, and the range of movement of adjacent joints is preserved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karatosun
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alekberov
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alici
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Ardiç
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aksu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001864:Bone Wires; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications; D018889:Ilizarov Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000092464:Elbow Injuries