@article{article_190317, title={The treatment of lower extremity pseudoarthrosis with Ilizarov method}, journal={Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica}, volume={33}, pages={179–186}, year={2006}, DOI={10.3944/aott.v33i3.2344}, author={Kucukkaya, Metin and Kabukcuoglu, Yavuz and Demir, Bilal and Tezer, Mehmet and Kuzgun, Unal}, abstract={In our clinic, 30 cases of lower extremity pseudoarthrosis were treated with Ilizarov method between 1990 - 1998. The localizations of pseudoarthrosis were tibia in 14 cases, femur in 11, femur and tibia in one, tibia bilaterally in four. The reasons of pseudoarthrosis were fracture in 22 cases, osteomyelitis in 3, tumor resection in 3, and congenital pseudoarthrosis of tibia in two. The cases classified as B1 in 8 cases, B2 in 10, B3 in 8, A1 in 3, A2-1 in one, according to Paley’s classification. We used monofocal technique in 11 cases, bifocal in 16, trifocal in 2, and tetrafocal in one. Mean bone loss was 6.6 cm (0-29). Results were appraised according to Paley’s functional and radiological criteria. The radiological results were excellent in 19 cases, good in 8, fair in one, and poor in two. The functional results were excellent in 11 cases, good in 18, and fair in one. 19 patients had active osteomyelitis before operation and osteomyelitis was healed in 16 patients. We suggest that Ilizarov method is the best choice in the treatment of lower extremity pseudoarthrosis especially when complicated with infection.}, number={3}, publisher={Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology}