17/02/2026
Magic of Ilizarov
Chronic osteomyelitis is a disabling infection of bones..
This patient is 16 years old went with me through very long journey of debridements, sequesterctomy (about 4 times), over more 2 years..
Complicated with complex deformity as a sequelae of osteomyelitis of right tibia :
1-Varus..
2-Internal tibial torsion
3- procurvatum of the tibial shaft
Management sequence:
Corticotomy=> varus correction , procurvatum and then torsion
Results after 6 months:
Straight limp , almost infection controlled with bone consolidation , with residual proximal tibia varus planned to be corrected later.
Ilizarov give the solution for difficult cases & with good planning & patience the results are magical..