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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:25Preparation of Fixators Prior to Surgery
- 02:14Anesthesia, Fracture Creation, and Fixator Application
- 04:37Distraction Osteogenesis
- 05:18Creation of a Critical Sized Defect
- 06:31External Fixation Fracture Healing Results
- 07:18Conclusion
This article describes a method for stabilizing long bone fractures that is based on the application of modified Ilizarov external fixators 1-3. After application of the fixators and creation of the bone injury, healing can be assessed, distraction osteogenesis can be performed, or non-union or critical sized defect can be created and used to study therapeutic interventions.
Tags
Rigidly Stabilized FracturesIntramembranous OssificationDistraction OsteogenesisHealing Of Critical Sized DefectsSkeletal RepairMechanical StabilityBone InjuriesDelayed Or Non-unionMotion StimulationCartilage FormationEndochondral OssificationRecapitulation Of Developmental ProcessBone FormationMedullary CanalRotational InstabilityLateral StabilityIsolation Of Healing ProcessesStabilization Protocol
