Farman Ullah, Khushnood Ali Baz.
Treatment of post polio paralysis with the Ilizarov external fixator.
J Pak Orthop Assoc Jan ;21(1):16-20.

Objective: Illizarov external fixator is the most versatile form of an external fixators and can be used easily, dealing with many Qrthopaedic problems including correction of deformities & leg length discrepancy in patients of post polio paralysis. Study Design: Descriptive case series. Patient and methods: 28 patients of post polio paralysis were treated by Illizarov external fixator. It was carried out at multiple centers in Peshawer from January 2004 to December 2005. Results: Among them 12 were males & 16 females. Age was between 10-18 years. Different deformities of lower limbs were treated. Results were better than patients treated by other conventional methods i.e. (splints surgery calipers etc). In our series we got 23 good results 4 satisfactory results & one unsatisfactory result.

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