Ilizarov apparatus
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ilizarov-apparatus-172-17472069
title:
Ilizarov apparatus
text:
In medicine, the Ilizarov apparatus is a type of external fixation apparatus used in orthopedic surgery to lengthen or to reshape the damaged bones of an arm or a leg; used as a limb-sparing technique for treating complex fractures and open bone fractures; and used to treat an infected non-union of bones, which cannot be surgically resolved. The Ilizarov apparatus corrects angular deformity in a leg, corrects differences in the lengths of the legs of the patient, and resolves osteopathic non-uni
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of external fixation (medical device)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilizarov_apparatus
date created:
2005-06-30T00:13:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T13:28:43Z
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image:
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13
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