Pin Care - Ilizarov/Taylor Spatial Frame

Dr. Rozbruch of HSS Limb Lengthening Service demonstrates pin care.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• limb lengthening
• pin care
• external fixator
• Ilizarov
• Taylor Spatial Frame
• leg deformity
• limb deformity
• monolateral frame
• www.LimbLengthening.com

[masha322111]

@aizie27 where did ur cousin got his surgery?

[SpiderSN]

I had a device like this for my tibial plateu fracture for 3 months and I hate it. Even much sophisticated and useful for fracture reductions, pins were stung like hell sometimes. I had to clean them every two days. What is left now is two holes on my femour bone, that are ugly, but I don't care much, I'm a man after all. Anyway, it worked for my fracture union. Ilizarov was a genious.

[joie563]

@jdizzledazzle yes "he only touched the handle of the applicator" WITH HIS BARE HANDS!! Do you even know what a sterile technique is?

[aizie27]

@FashionRawkz MY cousin did not do it to be tall it was due to motor accident, his always in pain but i guess its not abt the ilizarov but the infection, he suffered from poor medical doctors, and they claim they are specialist ideally 6mons the bones should be growing, but it's been 1 year 8 months false promises by the doctors.. :( sadly my best buddy still waiting..

[janjalani1990]

ryt now im having this for 6 weeks already it is very painful when the wounds of the pin dries up then you have to straighten your leg... any advice on how to ease the pain?

[FashionRawkz]

@aizie27 I'm 5'9, but I'll be willing to get this surgery done to get to 6'2. I'm 21, turning 22, but in reality u don't stop growing completely until you're AT LEAST 27.

I'm sure that IGF 1, which is 10x more powerful than HGH CAN b the precursor 2 growing sum more inches in the long run. Which is found mainly in soy products, and dairy.

It's been said that soy increases estrogen while decreasing testosterone, but ey I NEED these inches by ANY means necessary!

BTW, You recover in 8 or 9 mts.

[OoEzzioO]

Iv had these and Ilizarov ones before i had to av em on both legs very very very painful im also 15 :)

[27chamone]

There really is only one thing you need to know about these things........they suck!

[Preciousprettygurl1]

I'm confused, how is everything sterile, but he's not wearing sterile gloves he's wearing clean gloves. I thought you touch sterile to sterile so the wooden stick wouldn't be considered sterile if he touches it with clean gloves, I understand he didn't touch the actual tip of the stick but idk thats just how I was taught but I know its different in the real world I guess.

[gozafago]

Dr Rozbruch is the best - what a sweetheart! I have had 9 surgeries and three frames (external fixators) with him. I had each frames for 4 months. After about 6 weeks the pain is moderate and the frame is more of a nuisance. I went swimming in an indoor pool 3 times a week with the frame. I had very little infection.