This is a video that we use in our Ilizarov training workshop to teach the importance of wire crossing angles, wire tensioning, and the ability to get stability with a single ring. earlier version did not have audio.
Very nicely explained . To a novice it might look like any regular presentation but for those who do Ilizarov frequently it is a master class with all points covered in details like start stop technique , proper technique of tensioning & hazards of overtensioning a drop wire . All these intraoperative tips go a long way in retaining the frame . Thanks a lot Sir
Hi Dr, if you have the time to reply, may I ask you when is the decision made to go all wire vs half pin for deformity correction? I had a poorly made tibia varus surgery with 2 half pins in place. Now I need to have another surgery done and I'm worried that drilling 2 pins again close to the surgery site might lead to fragility in my tibia. My fmri clearly shows some hollowness in my past halfpin sites... I know I have to discuss this with my surgeon but there is barely anybody here in Argentina that I knows does this well and I'd really like to have a second opinion since I don't want this surgery to go poorly again. Even if I had to pay a virtual consultation with you , I'd be open to considering it as long as I don't end up having a surgery that I'll regret having a few years down the line. Thank you, your videos have been incredibly informing to me in helping get a general understanding of deformity correction and what possibilities I might have to explore. Kind regards, Mariano
I have a fixture fitted to my right tibia at the moment and after the initial fitting find there is no pain other than the occasional twinge from nerves. Surgeon told me that when he tensioned the wires he nearly had a hernia due to the amount of tension applied ! I urge any potential patients not to be aprehensive as a little discomfort is much better than losing a limb - it is actually more comfortable than a plaster cast albeit a little more cumbersome ! The 'normal' itch one experiences with a cast is not apparent at all and if care is taken then washing is possible but NOT in a bath !
@@brijmohan3898 St Peters Hospital Chertsey England, I have had some infections around the pin sites but antibiotics take care of that. It is going to be removed next Wednesday - about 7 weeks late due to the UK's wonderful NHS being all backed up due to this bloody virus.
