Open AccessTreatment of septic pseudoarthrosis of tibia by Ilizarov method: Case report
Author(s) -
Vesna R. Jovanović,
Zoran Vukaŝinović,
Igor Šešlija,
Zorica Živković
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1010643j
Subject(s) - medicine , tibia , surgery , external fixation , metaphysis , osteosynthesis , radiological weapon , soft tissue , external fixator
Septic pseudoarthroses of the tibia represent a relatively frequent complication of open fractures with a large soft tissue damage. They may be localized: in the proximal metaphysis, between the proximal and middle thirds, between middle and distal thirds, in the distal metaphysis.