Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2006 Feb;20(2):138-42.
doi: 10.1097/01.bot.0000184148.19067.77.

A technique for correction of equinus contracture using a wire fixator and elastic tension

Affiliations

A technique for correction of equinus contracture using a wire fixator and elastic tension

J Stuart Melvin et al. J Orthop Trauma. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Equinus contracture often is a complication of trauma, burns, or neurologic deficit. Many patients with contractures secondary to trauma or burns have poor soft tissue, which makes invasive correction a less appealing option. The Ilizarov external fixator has been used as a less invasive attempt to correct equinus contracture. We describe our "dynamic" technique and present a clinical patient series using a variation of the unconstrained Ilizarov technique, which uses elastic bands rather than threaded rods to supply the corrective force.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources