| Part One: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS |
| 1. Biomechanics of the Ilizarov External Fixator |
| 2. Ilizarov Frame Assemblage |
| 3. Biomechanics of the Ilizarov Method |
| 4. Biomechanic Considerations for the Fracture Treatment |
| 5. Basics of the Method of Distraction Osteogenesis |
| 6. Basics of the Method of Compression Osteogenesis |
| 7. Criteria of Bone Healing and Fixator Removal |
| Part Two: ASSEMBLY OF THE CIRCULAR FIXATOR |
| 8. Rings and Arches |
| Half-Ring |
| Five-Eighths Ring |
| Half-Ring With Curved Ends |
| Arches |
| 9. Ring Connections |
| Bolts and Nuts |
| Rods and Plates |
| Threaded Sockets and Bushings |
| Supports and Posts, and Half-Hinges |
| Wire-Fixation Bolts |
| Wire-Fixation Buckles |
| Washers |
| Wrenches |
| 10. Frame Assemblage |
| General Considerations |
| Ring Positioning |
| Ring Level |
| Ring Inclination |
| Space Between Skin and Ring |
| Technical Hint: Two-Fingers Breadth Rule |
| Ring Positioning at Osteotomy/Corticotomy, Nonunion and/or Fracture Sites |
| Ring Orientation |
| 11. Wires: Types and Utilization |
| General Considerations |
| Technique of K-Wire Introduction |
| Wire Positioning on the Same Ring |
| Offset Wire Positioning |
| Proper Distance of Wires From Joints, and Direction of Introduction |
| Wires With Stoppers |
| Wire Tensioning |
| Affixing Wire to Ring |
| Technical Hint: Wire Tensioning |
| Reducing (Correcting) Wire |
| Wire Retensioning Technique |
| Wire Cutting and Bending |
| Guidewire |
| Pulling or Traction Wire |
| Bone Fixation With Half-Pins |
| Part Three: CLINICAL TECHNIQUES |
| 12. Ilizarov Corticotomy (Compactotomy) Technique |
| Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations |
| Corticotomy Technique |
| Level of Corticotomy |
| Monofocal and Bifocal Corticotomy |
| Radial Bone Cut and Fibula Resection |
| Corticotomy or Osteotomy for Partial Bone Defect Replacement |
| S-Shaped Osteotomy for Purulent Osteomyelitic Cavities |
| Corticotomy for Transverse Shifting and Bone Widening |
| 13. Hinges |
| Positioning of Hinges |
| Opening Wedge Hinge |
| Distraction Hinge |
| Compression Hinge |
| Translation Hinge |
| Translation Correction Device |
| Rotation Correction Device |
| Derotation Maneuver |
| Derotation Combined With Lengthening |
| Speed of Correction with Hinges (Rule of Triangles) |
| Two-Axis Hinges |
| 14. General Principles of Ilizarov Technique |
| Technique of Bone Distraction |
| Technique of Bone Compression |
| Correction of Joint Contractures |
| Case Illustrations |
| 15. Segmental Bone Transport in Large Bone Loss and in Severe Infection |
| General Considerations |
| External Bone Transport Technique |
| Internal Bone Transport Technique |
| Combined External-Internal Transport Technique |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of the Techniques |
| Special Considerations in Segmental Bone Transport Techniques |
| Biomechanics of Ilizarov External Fixator Relating to Frame Construction in |
| Large Bone Loss and Distraction and to Anatomic Factors |
| Technique of Segmental Bone Deviation Correction |
| Combined Distraction With Correction of Incongruency and Rotation Deformity |
| Case Illustrations |
| 16. Ilizarov Fracture Management; Treatment of Foot and Hand; and Arthrodesis |
| Indications for Ilizarov Fracture Treatment |
| Ilizarov Technique for Correcting Foot Deformities |
| Ilizarov Technique for Corrective Hand Procedures |
| Ilizarov Technique for Compressive Arthrodesis |
| Ilizarov Technique for Stump Lengthening |
| Case Illustrations |
| 17. Fixator Removal and Complications of Ilizarov Technique |
| Criteria for Fixator Removal |
| Technique of Ilizarov Fixator Removal |
| Complications |
| Part Four: THE NEW DEVELOPMENT OF THE METHOD |
| 18. The New Modifications of the Ilizarov Technique |
| The Conclusion |
