Article Review Lower Extremity Bone Lengthening
Lower Extremity Bone Lengthening
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https://doi.org/10.31282/joti.v5n1.89Keywords:
Lower Extremity, Lower Extremity bone lengthening, bone lengthening, garviil illizarovAbstract
Limb lengthening is a useful method of elongation the bones in the arms or legs. This method is carried out
gradually and continuously so that bones and soft tissues such as muscles, skin, and nerves can increase in length
slowly. Ilizarov's method is the origin of much of the contemporary knowledge of bone elongation. Professor
Gavril Ilizarov is the one who developed bone transport (BT) which is one of the applications of DO based on the
displacement of bone fragments without limb elongation to treat trauma, non-union, and large bone defects
(mechanical effects of segmental bone). Ilizarov's bone transport technique has consistently played an important
role in protecting soft tissues and promoting effective functional recovery and rehabilitation of limb length. This
article was written to review the history, and current concepts of limb lengthening, biology, and complications.
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