What did the physician Ilizarov (Elizarov) invent? The device is a breakthrough in the field of orthopedics

The device for the treatment of fractures was invented by the doctor Ilizarov (Elizarov). The device is made of four rods, connected by two rings, in which the spokes are cross-tightened, crossed with each other. Even in ancient times, Egyptians bandaged places of fractures with palm leaves, and a little later there were plaster bandages. Then came the era of osteosynthesis, when knitting needles or pins, and also fastened a fracture with a wire, metal plates, tapes and screws. However, all methods were not effective enough, as they did not provide a rigid fixation of debris.

The invention of the apparatus

A way out of the situation was found by a rural doctor Ilizarov (Elizarov). The device was originally a design from ordinary knitting needles, with which the doctor experimented in a rural hospital. The device is designed so that broken bones are pierced by metal spokes located at right angles. They tighten and tighten in two rings, connected by four rods, which allows you to fix the fragments so firmly that the patient can get out of bed already on the second day after the operation. The clear advantage of the treatment offered by Ilizarov (Elizarov) is that the device helps the patient walk, thanks to which the muscles work, the skin breathes and the blood circulation functions correctly. Patients at the same time recovered two to three times faster. The compression method of bone compression was supplemented with distraction, or stretching. Elizarov's apparatus, the implantation of which is performed under general or spinal anesthesia and usually without serious complications, allows the fragments to be stretched, slowly, in millimeters per day, distancing them so that the space between them is filled with bone substance, that is, the bone could consolidate.

Features

The regenerative capacity of the bone is higher than that of other tissues of our body. New bone tissue can be distinguished from the old one only by performing a histological analysis. Elimination of numerous birth defects of limbs also became a reality thanks to the adaptation that Elizarov (Elizarov) suggested. The device is easily implanted, the procedure is practically bloodless.

Modifications

Many models of the apparatus are known, given that a person has many large and small bones, joints, and they can be damaged in different places. This explains the fact that various complications occur during the treatment, so the approach must be strictly individual. The same applies to congenital defects, which are also many. Each pathology is a concrete tragedy.
And it is important to determine the most optimal, convenient and effective method of treatment, to choose the appropriate model and to develop the most correct technique for applying the device. The cost of the device Elizarov (Ilizarov) depends on the configuration and location of the fracture. Typically, this is a negotiable tool, which is the property of the traumatology department of the hospital. Modern modifications of the device are slightly different from the very first model. Dr. Ilizarov unified his nodes. The device is similar to the children's designer from a small number of individual parts. Many varieties of the Ilizarov apparatus can be assembled from a certain set of semirings and rods. It all depends on the specific case and the professionalism of the doctor who conducts fracture treatment.