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Review
. 2022 May;14(5):824-830.
doi: 10.1111/os.13218. Epub 2022 Mar 27.

Evolution and Development of Ilizarov Technique in the Treatment of Infected Long Bone Nonunion with or without Bone Defects

Jun Li  1 , Mingxin Li  1 , Wenzhao Wang  1 , Bohua Li  1 , Lei Liu  1
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Review

Evolution and Development of Ilizarov Technique in the Treatment of Infected Long Bone Nonunion with or without Bone Defects

Jun Li et al. Orthop Surg. 2022 May.

Abstract

The treatment of infected bone nonunion and bone defects is a considerable challenge in the orthopedics field. The standard clinical therapy methods include local free bone transplantation, vascularized bone graft, and the Ilizarov technique; the first two are controversial due to the iatrogenic self-injury. The Ilizarov bone transport technique has been widely used to treat infected bone nonunion and bone defects, and good clinical effect has been demonstrated. Yet, it brings many related complications, which exerts additional suffering to the patient. The best treatment is to combine bone defect rehabilitation with infection control, intramedullary nail fixation, appropriate time for bone grafts, beaded type scaffold slippage and new Taylor fixation, reducing the external fixation time and the incidence of complications, thereby reducing the occurrence of patients' physical and psychological problems. This review focuses on the induction, summary and analysis of the Ilizarov bone transport technique in the treatment of infected long bone nonunion with or without bone defects, providing new ideas and methods for orthopedic disease prevention and treatment by the Ilizarov technique, which is following the development direction of digital orthopedics.

Keywords: 3D printing technology; Ilizarov technique; Infected bone defects; Infected long bone nonunion.

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