The Ilizarov Fixator is a circular external fixation device used for complex orthopedic conditions. It allows for stable fixation, gradual bone lengthening, deformity correction, and treatment of non-unions through the principle of distraction osteogenesis. Its versatility makes it a powerful tool in both trauma and reconstructive surgery.
Indications:
- Complex and comminuted fractures of long bones
- Limb lengthening and discrepancy correction
- Angular and rotational deformity correction
- Non-unions and malunions, including infected cases
- Bone transport for segmental bone loss
- Open fractures with soft tissue compromise
- Congenital deformities e.g., Clubfoot, Fibular Hemimelia
- Fractures in poor bone quality e.g., osteoporotic bone
