J Korean Fract Soc.
1995 Jul;8(3):528-532.
Ilizarov External Fixation for the Complications of Supracondylar Fracture of Femur: Report of two cases
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- 1Department of Orthopaedics, Chonnam University Hospital, Kwang-Ju, Korea.
Abstract
- Two patients of nonunion of supracondylar fracture of femur with bone loss and angular deformity were treated by the Ilizarov external fixator. Large bone defect was closed by bone transport technique and angular deformity was corrected by means of hinges on the Ilizarov apparatus. The final results were satisfactory in two cases.
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