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TREATMENT
The Method:
The principal method practiced in YCLLR is the Ilizarov method. This method is based on the capacity of bone and soft tissue to regenerate, allowing angulation, rotation, and/or stabilization of the position of bone in order to treat a wide range of orthopedic problems. Developed by Professor G.A. Ilizarov in Russia in the 1940's, the method was introduced to the Western World in the early 1980's. The method uses an external fixator, consisting of a metal or carbon (light weight) frame attached to the bone with a series of rings, pins and wires to achieve distraction osteo and tissue genesis. When practiced by experienced surgeons, the Ilizarov method offers considerable advantages over traditional methods of orthopedic treatment. It has been applied for a wide range of conditions including consequences of trauma, different types of bone diseases, infections and congenital defects, as well as cosmetic correction of shape and length of limbs.
Available Treatment:
Fixation of all types of fractures
Non-Healing Fractures (Nonunions)
Post-traumatic Bone Deformities
Limb Length Discrepancies
Birth Defects (Congenital Deformities)
Including Clubfoot, Hip Dislocation, Congenital
Short Femur,
Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Congenital Pseudoarthrosis
Bone Loss From Tumor, Trauma
or Infections
Short Stature Including All
Kinds of Dwarfism (Achondroplasia)
Joint Contractures
Bone Infections and Osteomyelitis
Aesthetic Correction of Shape,
Length and Proportion of Legs
Problems of Blood Supply to Extremities
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