Open AccessManagement of thromboangiitis obliterans using distraction osteogenesis: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Shreyas Kulkarni,
Kulkarni Gs,
Ashok Shyam,
Milind G Kulkarni,
Ruta Milind Kulkarni,
Vidisha Kulkarni
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.83954
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , distraction , corticotomy , osteomyelitis , distraction osteogenesis , external fixation , debridement (dental) , gangrene , external fixator , neuroscience , biology
Thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO), also known as Buerger disease, is characterized by thrombosis in medium-sized arteries and veins along with a marked inflammatory response. TAO can be managed by using the principle of distraction osteogenesis to induce neoangiogenesis. We report thirty patients of TAO in the age-group of 20-50 years were treated with the Ilizarov method.