Ilizarov apparatus
Aparato Ilizárov
- Date
- c. 1951-1954 · confidence high
- Place
- Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
- Credited to
- Gavriil Ilizarov
- Field
- Life & health
What it is
External ring fixator with tensioned wires that allows damaged bones to be lengthened or reshaped through gradual distraction osteogenesis; developed by Soviet surgeon Gavriil Ilizarov to treat complex fractures and bone infections.
What it led to
- limb-lengthening orthopedic surgery
- treatment of complex fractures without amputation
- distraction osteogenesis in reconstructive surgery
- specialized trauma centers (Kurgan)