Clinical Use of Ilizarov’s Compression Technique in the Treatment of a Septic Pseudoarthrosis in a Calf

This article describes the use of the Ilizarov External Fixator Apparatus in infected suppurative pseudoarthrosis in a young calf.

Keywords

Ilizarov - pseudoarthrosis - septic pseudoarthrosis

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