Basic Techniques for Extremity Reconstruction

Part I. External Fixator Applications for Complex Fractures

1. History and Phylosophy of Ilizarov’s Method
Levent Eralp

2. The Histology and Biology of Distraction Osteogenesis
Vecihi Kırdemir

3. Parts of Ilizarov-Type External Fixators
Melih Cıvan

4. K-Wire and Schanz Screw Application Techniques
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

5. Hinge Types and Positioning
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

6. Techniques for Building the Frame
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

7. Ten Basıc Rules for Ilizarov Applications
Cengiz Åžen

8. Hardware and Osteotomy Considerations
Dror Paley

9. Definitive Surgery for Open Fractures of the Long Bones with External Fixatıon
Cengiz Åžen, Halil Ibrahim Balci, Mustafa CeliktaÅŸ, Cenk Ozkan, Mahir Gulsen

10. Treatment of Intraarticular Joint Fractures of the Lower Extremity with External Fixators
Mehmet Erdem, Deniz Gulabi, Ibrahim Tuncay, Gokcer Uzer, Mehmet Erdil, Ersin Kuyucu, Gokhan Karademir

11. External Fixation for Upper Extremity Trauma
Ata Can Atalar, Ali ErÅŸen

12. Forearm Fractures
Levent Eralp

13. Treatment of Pediatric Fractures with Ilizarov’s Method
Fuat Bilgili

14. Role of External Fixators in Pelvic Fracture Treatment
Cengiz Sen

15. External Fixator Use in Femur Diaphysis Fractures
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

16. Principles of Ilizarov Treatment in Fractures of Diaphyseal and Metaphyseal Tibia Fractures
Ahmet Salduz

Part II. Ilizarov Approach in Deformity Surgery

17. Introduction to Deformity Analysis and Planning
Ä°lker Eren

18. Frontal Plane Deformities and Drawing Axes of the Long Bones
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

19. Malalignment Test
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

20. Sagittal Plane Deformities and Malorientation Test
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

21. Oblique Plane Deformities
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

22. Multiapical Deformities
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

23. Anatomic and Mechanical Planning and Finding the Cora
Cengiz Şen, Gökhan Polat

24. Translation and Angulation-Translation Deformities
Cengiz Şen, Turgut Akgül

25. Rotation and Rotation-Angulation Deformities
Cengiz Åžen, Omer Naci Ergin

26. Osteotomy Rules and Types
Mustafa Uysal

27. Hip Deformities: Pelvic Support Osteotomy for Neglected High Hip Dislocation and Other Sequelae Around the Hip
Levent Eralp

28. Femur Deformities
Halil Ibrahim Balci

29. Knee Deformities
Cengiz Åžen, Ahmet Salduz

30. Knee Arthrodesis
Halil Ibrahim Balci

31. Diaphyseal Deformities of the Tibia
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

32. Ankle Deformities
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

33. Foot Deformities
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

34. Upper Limb Deformities
Yılmaz Tomak, Engin Eren Desteli

35. Congenital Lower Limb Deformities
Gamal Ahmed Hosny, Fuat Bilgili, Halil Ibrahim Balci

36. Deformities of Metabolic Disorders
Levent Eralp

37. Computer-Assisted Fixators for Deformity Surgery
Mustafa Celiktas, Mahir Gulsen, Cenk Ozkan

Part III. Ilizarov Approach in Postraumatic Complications

38. Pseudoarthrosis
Mehmet Çakmak, Melih Cıvan

39. Chronic Osteomyelitis, Biofilm, and Local Antibiosis
R. Schnettler, K. Emara, D. Rimashevskij, R. Diap, A. Emara, J. Franke, V. Alt

40. External Fixator Applications in Warfare Surgery
Mustafa kürklü, Yüksel Yurttaş, Harun Yasin Tüzün, Mustafa Başbozkurt

41. Limb Lengthening
Cengiz Åžen, Yavuz SaÄŸlam, Mehmet KocaoÄŸlu, F. Erkal Bilen, Halil Ibrahim Balci

42. Joint Contractures
Levent Eralp

43. The Treatment of Complications in Ilizarov Technique
Mustafa Uysal

44. Postoperative Rehabilitation
Arman Apelyan

45. Psychiatric Evaluation of Patients Using External Fixators
Ä°rem YaluÄŸ Ulubil

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Surgical Orthopedics, Traumatic Surgery