The outcomes of Ilizarov treatment in aseptic nonunions of the tibia stratified by treatment strategies and surgical techniques

Abstract Nonunions of the tibia, particularly those located in the distal third of the bone, are relatively common in clinical practice. There is no gold standard for the treatment of nonunions of the tibia. The purpose of our study was to assess the results of treatment with the Ilizarov method in...

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Main Authors: Łukasz Szelerski, Andżelika Pajchert-Kozłowska, Sławomir Żarek, Radosław Górski, Paweł Małdyk, Piotr Morasiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77569-y