Nonunion of the tibia following intramedullary nailing treated by Ilizarov external fixator: A case report

Authors : Davut KESKİN, Adem ERKUT, Mehmet BALIK, Yılmaz GÜVERCİN

Pages : 175-177

Doi:10.5835/jecm.omu.30.02.017

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Publication Date : 2013-07-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Nonunion may be encountered, though occasionally, following fixation of long bone insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(such as tibia); fractures with an intramedullary nail. Despite availability of several treatment options in such situations, none seems to be ideal. In this study, we reported a case with aseptic tibia nonunion which was treated with Ilizarov external fixator over the intramedullary nail, which is a relatively novel modality with few studies available, and we proposed the method as an effective one with emphasis on further studies to explore the method.
Keywords : Ilizarov, Intramedullary nail, Nonunion, Tibia

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