The Ilizarov Method
The ILIZAROV Method is an orthopedic surgical technique used to lengthen or straighten bone and soft tissue. Thanks to this technique, we can sometimes save limbs that can be amputated.
The ILIZAROV Method is an orthopedic surgical technique used to lengthen or straighten bone and soft tissue. Thanks to this technique, we can sometimes save limbs that can be amputated.
Gavril Ilizarov was the a Russian person who found and applied the external fixators in the form of a circle for the first time. Benefiting from the principle of self-healing of the bone by growing or regenerating, he showed that deforming bones could be corrected by separating two bones millimeter by millimeter.
During the treatment process, the body's natural bone growth ability fills the gap between the two bones, correcting deformities or increasing length. With this method, we can extend the legs and arms. Patients with deformities in their bones and multi-part fractures that are very difficult to treat can be treated with this method. Today,. We often use ILIZAROV device and Dr Ilizarov's surgical methods.