Use of the Ilizarov apparatus in one case of severe congenital dysmetria of the leg with agenesis of the foot

T Luppino; A Salsi; T Stefanini; R Fiocchi; A Laganà

Use of the Ilizarov apparatus in one case of severe congenital dysmetria of the leg with agenesis of the foot

Chir Organi Mov. 1991 Oct-Dec;76(4):385-7.

[Article in English, Italian]

Authors

T Luppino¹, A Salsi, T Stefanini, R Fiocchi, A Laganà

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Civile, Sassuolo.

PMID: 1800053

Abstract

The authors present one case of severe congenital dysmetria of the leg with agenesis of the foot which was treated by the Ilizarov method. After a clinical and radiographic description of the case, the type of surgery used to create a new foot and the results obtained are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bone Lengthening / instrumentation
Bone Lengthening / methods*
Child
Female
Foot Deformities, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Leg Length Inequality / surgery*
Orthopedic Equipment*
Time Factors