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. 1997 Sep;21(4):274–276. doi: 10.1007/s002640050166

Lengthening of an amputation stump by the Ilizarov technique

A case report

H W Park 1, J S Jahng 1, S B Hahn 1, D E Shin 1
PMCID: PMC3617700  PMID: 9349968

Summary.

A woman, 29 years of age, sustained a below knee amputation following injury and was left with a stump 5.5 cm long. Good soft tissue cover was obtained with a myocutaneous flap using the gastrocnemius muscle and heel pad flap from the injured leg. The stump was then lengthened by 7 cm, to 12.5 cm, using the Ilizarov distraction technique. The patient was able to bear weight on the end of the fixator during the 8 months it was in position. The gap filled with bone and there were no complications. She recovered good function.

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Accepted: 2 December 1996


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