Ilizarov Fixator Combined With an Intramedullary Nail for Tibial Nonunions With Bone Loss: Is It Effective?

Gulabi D., Erdem M., Cecen G. S., Avci C. C., Saglam N., Saglam F.

CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, cilt.472, sa.12, ss.3892-3901, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 472 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11999-014-3640-8
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3892-3901
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background Treatment of tibial nonunion with bone loss is extremely difficult. A variety of techniques have been described, but each has shortcomings, in particular prolonged external fixation time as well as serious complications such as nonunion and infection. Accordingly, we developed a technique that seeks to reduce these complications by using a circular external fixator in addition to an intramedullary nail to achieve union, limb lengthening, and stability of the regenerated segment.