Correction of Bilateral Equinus Contracture in A Paraplegic Patient with the Ilizarov Technique
Journal
中華民國復健醫學會雜誌
Journal Volume
,number=21期
Journal Issue
21期
Pages
207-211
Date Issued
1993
Author(s)
Abstract
Correction of equinus contracture of feet offers the chance for ambulation. The casereported here describes a 34-year-old paraplegic woman with scald burn resulted in equinus contractures of both feet associated with extensive scar formation who received the Ilizarov external skeletal fixation for the equinus correction and completed the ambulation training program. This technique offers a new horizon in the correction of joints contractures and deformities in traumatized patient as well as in patient suffering from spinal cord injury.
Type
journal article