Treatment of Extension Knee Contractures with Ilizarov Apparatus Versus Orthopedic Hexapod Ortho-SUV Frame

Background. In case if it is impossible to eliminate the knee contracture by soft tissue release, external fixation is additionally used. Most often, the Ilizarov apparatus with a uniaxial hinge is used for this purpose. Orthopedic hexapods, unlike the Ilizarov frame, are able to reproduce the kinem...

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Main Authors: Saigidula A. Rokhoev, Dmitrii V. Chugaev, Leonid N. Solomin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics 2022-06-01
Series:Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
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Online Access:https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/viewFile/1756/pdf