Bow legs or knock knees correction
surgery lasts only 30-40 minutes for both legs. The surgery is bloodless
absolutely. There are not any traumatize of blood vessels, nerves
and muscles. The spinal anaesthetization is using during the surgery.
The patient recover consciousness at once as the surgery is finished.
The effect of anaesthetization
lasts some more 4-5 hours after the surgery. After the Ilizarov-Veklich
apparatus fixation it is 100% natural movement of knee-joint and
ankle-joint.
During 3 weeks after the surgery
patient moves using wheelchair. Then he begin to walk with help
of crutches and insensibly go on foot.
The patient have to stay
in 2 weeks for rehabilitation in the clinic. During this period
he is under medical observation of Doctor Vitaliy Veklich. After
that period patient could go home or stay in the clinic for whole
rehabilitation period that lasts 2,5-3 monthes. If the patient is
more than 35 years old and large deformity the rehabilitation period
could lasts till 4 monthes.
For patients who need to back
home after first 2 weeks of rehabilitation it is possible to remove
the apparatuses also in 2,5-3 monthes. In each country it is easy
to do with professional orthopaedist. But before the removal he
has to send us X-rays so Doctor Vitaliy Veklich give his permission
for apparatuses removal. The other way is patient could back in
our clinic for apparatuses removal.
After the Ilizarov-Veklich apparatuses
removal patient have avoid the heavy physical activity during 2
monthes.
In a year patient could back
to our clinic to get cosmetic suture for 3 dots each leg. But usually
it is no need for it because the dots in a year become imperceptible
at all.
Ilizarov-Veklich apparatus
Ilizarov-Veklich apparatus has much advantages
as:
made from titanium it has
high margin of safety
make good use of rods (there
are no thin pins) in apparatus that also gives high margin of
safety
by using rods gives much
for cosmetic orthopaedy because the only 3 points of apparatus
fixation and after the apparatus removal there are only 3 little
imperceptible dots on skin
the apparatus is smaller
and light in weight
by using semi-ring gives
patient comfort and convenience during the whole period of treatment
Ilizarov apparatus in comparison with Ilizarov-Veklich
apparatus has some weakness:
by using pins there are 2 point of fixation
for each pin, each pin could traumatize blood vessels and nerves.
As many pins using as more probability of blood vessels and nerves
traumatize. The most complicated parts of the human body for possible
traumatize blood vessels and nerves are hips and shoulders.
by using pins there are not enough margin
of safety in comparison with rods
by using complete ring gives patient low
level of comfort because even lying in the bed is not comfortable.
Bowlegs and knock knees correction
surgery pictures
Bowlegs (genu varum) correction
surgery started at 13:25.
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Digital X-ray device
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Anesthesia device
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Doctor Vitaliy Veklich and Head nurse
Tatyana Veklich
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Correction surgery for left leg
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Fixation of Ilizarov-Veklich apparatus
for left leg
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Fixation of Ilizarov-Veklich apparatus
for left leg
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After left leg correction surgery Doctor Vitaliy
Veklich and Doctor Roman Kalyuzhniy had a pause for rest
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Doctor Vitaliy Veklich
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Bowed leg before correction surgery
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Correction surgery for right leg
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Correction surgery for right leg
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Fixation of Ilizarov-Veklich apparatus
for right leg
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Surgery finished at 14:10.
Bowlegs correction surgery from begining till finish took 45 minutes.
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Straightened patient's legs fixed with Ilizarov-Veklich
apparatus
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Ladisten clinic is like home for our patients.
It is three-storyed building situated near the pine-trees forest
so the air is always fresh and healing. There are 12 chambers: 4
luxury chambers, 6 first class chambers and 2 second class chambers...