INTRAOPERATIVE ARTHROGRAPHY AND THE ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE: ROLE IN THE CORRECTION OF PAEDIATRIC DEFORMITY AND LEG LENGTHENING

摘要: We performed intraoperative arthrography of the knee in 12 children with congenital short femur, Blount's disease or Ollier's whom Ilizarov technique was used for correction deformity, leg lengthening both. In each case, revealed a joint surface considerably different from that assumed plain radiographs, and resulted change placement our reference wires before application frame. This gave significant improvement mechanical axis obtained at time removal The is safe, cheap easy to perform. It useful adjunct frame when complex deformity leg.