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The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage.

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Hollenbeck, ST; Woo, S; Ong, S; Fitch, RD; Erdmann, D; Levin, LS
Published in: Ann Plast Surg
May 2009

The purpose of this article is to review clinical outcomes and propose a new classification scheme for combined use of Ilizarov Method with free tissue transfer for limb salvage. This is an Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective review of 62 patients treated with free tissue transfer and Ilizarov method over the past 15 years at a single institution. The surgical management of these patients is classified into 4 distinct approaches. The mean age was 37 years with the most common injury being Gustillo IIIB tibial fractures (61%). Eighty-seven percent of patients had failed prior fixation and 63% had osteomyelitis with a draining wound. The overall flap survival rate was 97%. The mean duration of Ilizarov fixation was 6.9 months with a mean limb length correction of 3 cm. The overall rate of primary bony union was 74%. With a mean follow-up of 42 months, the combined techniques resulted in limb salvage for 84% of cases. Failure of primary bony union was the only predictor of limb amputation. This multidisciplinary approach to limb salvage combines reconstructive microsurgery and the Ilizarov method.

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Ann Plast Surg

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1536-3708

Publication Date

May 2009

Volume

62

Issue

5

Start / End Page

486 / 491

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Tibial Fractures
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Multiple Trauma
  • Middle Aged
  • Microsurgery
 

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Hollenbeck, S. T., Woo, S., Ong, S., Fitch, R. D., Erdmann, D., & Levin, L. S. (2009). The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage. Ann Plast Surg, 62(5), 486–491. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e318189a9e5
Hollenbeck, Scott T., Shoshana Woo, Siang Ong, Robert D. Fitch, Detlev Erdmann, and L Scott Levin. “The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage.Ann Plast Surg 62, no. 5 (May 2009): 486–91. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e318189a9e5.
Hollenbeck ST, Woo S, Ong S, Fitch RD, Erdmann D, Levin LS. The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 May;62(5):486–91.
Hollenbeck, Scott T., et al. “The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage.Ann Plast Surg, vol. 62, no. 5, May 2009, pp. 486–91. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/SAP.0b013e318189a9e5.
Hollenbeck ST, Woo S, Ong S, Fitch RD, Erdmann D, Levin LS. The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 May;62(5):486–491.

Published In

Ann Plast Surg

DOI

EISSN

1536-3708

Publication Date

May 2009

Volume

62

Issue

5

Start / End Page

486 / 491

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Tibial Fractures
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Multiple Trauma
  • Middle Aged
  • Microsurgery