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Basic Principles of External Fixation in the Correction of Long-Bone Deformities

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This chapter presents the general theoretical principles regarding the correction of long bone deformities and describes the basis of its clinical realization for the upper and lower extremities. Information concerning basic training in deformity correction is available at http://rniito.org/solomin and http://www.rniito.org/download/ortho-suv-course-9-eng.pdf.

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  1. R.R. Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, 8 Baykova Str., St. Petersburg, 195427, Russia

    Leonid Nikolaevich Solomin M.D., Ph.D. & Pavel Nikolaevich Kulesh M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center “Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics”, M. Uljanova Str., 6, Kurgan, 640014, Russia

    Konstantin Igorevich Novikov M.D., Ph.D. & Anna Majorovna Aranovich M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Technion Faculty of Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Meyer’s Children Hospital, 9602, Haifa, 31096, Israel

    Mark Eidelman M.D.

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Solomin, L.N., Novikov, K.I., Aranovich, A.M., Eidelman, M., Kulesh, P.N. (2012). Basic Principles of External Fixation in the Correction of Long-Bone Deformities. In: Solomin, L. (eds) The Basic Principles of External Skeletal Fixation Using the Ilizarov and Other Devices. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2619-3_16

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