Ilizarov apparatus

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical device
gptkbp:alternativeTo internal fixation
gptkbp:appliesTo limbs
gptkbp:category orthopedic external fixator
gptkbp:component screws
rods
wires
metal rings
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:external_or_internal external
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ilizarov apparatus
gptkbp:inventedBy 1950s
Gavriil Ilizarov
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
titanium
gptkbp:modulatedBy yes
gptkbp:namedAfter Gavriil Ilizarov
gptkbp:principle distraction osteogenesis
gptkbp:requires medical procedure
gptkbp:treatment bone infections
congenital limb deficiencies
malunion fractures
nonunion fractures
gptkbp:used_in orthopedic surgery
gptkbp:usedFor fracture fixation
limb deformity correction
bone lengthening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Distraction_osteogenesis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6