Infected Non-unions Photos, Orthopedic Medicine and Surgery

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Stage IVA osteomyelitis, distal leg with infected non-union distal tibia and chronic sepsis of the ankle joint

close-up details of the disrupted joint surfaces, residual non-viable bone fragments and holes from previous fixation

Patient's external frame with site for ankle fusion marked with parallel lines and site for lengthening, an "x"

the corresponding x-ray to figure 3, with the arrow indicating the ankel fusion and the arrowhead, the corticotomy (bone cut) for lengthening.

lengthening begins(arrowhead);

lengthening complete;

new, "regenerate" bone has consolidated.

the reconstruction: the regenerate and fusion have healed and the mechanical axis has been restored.

a clinical photograph of the patient's right and left legs with matching contours and a plantigrade foot

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