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Ilizarov external fixation. Technical and anatomic considerations
1University of California, Irvine.
Abstract:
The Ilizarov external fixator can be safely applied if the surgeon is alert to the "danger areas" where the transfixion wires might penetrate a neurovascular structure. The basic principle of frame assembly and application require that the wires are never bent to reach the support rings; instead, the Ilizarov hardware is used to build up to the wires from the rings. The wires are then tensioned axially.

