Ilizarov external fixation without removal of plate or screws: effect on hypertrophic and oligotrophic nonunion of the femoral shaft with plate failure.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Patients with hypertrophic and oligotrophic nonunion of the femoral diaphysis associated with plate failure can be treated by Ilizarov external fixation without plate removal. Advantages of this technique include a lack of damage to the blood supply and simultaneous deformity correction.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Plates
- Bone Screws
- Femoral Fractures
- Fractures, Malunited
- Ilizarov Technique
Anatomy
- femur