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The Ilizarov Technique in Correction of Complex Foot Deformities
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1992
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Lower Limb TraumaBone RepairSurgeryAnatomyOrthopaedic SurgerySoft Tissue SurgeryBiomechanicsKinematicsLimb LengtheningDistraction OsteogenesisNew HistogenesisSoft TissueAnkle TraumaIlizarov TechniquePodiatryHuman MovementSoft Tissue ReconstructionMedicineMusculoskeletal SurgeryPlastic Surgery
The Ilizarov technique allows new histogenesis of soft tissue as well as bone. This process, extended to the foot, has allowed correction of complex three-dimensional deformities. The method is described and demonstrated to illustrate the action and limitations as well as the complications of the method.