Download or read book The Basic Principles of External Skeletal Fixation Using the Ilizarov Device written by Leonid Solomin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume is an overview of the basics of biomechanics of circular external fixation. It is based on a system of coordinates that allows safer insertion of K-wires and half pins into the bone. It includes a new classification of this device, a collection of terminology, and a description of relevant equipment. It also presents the protocol of external fixation including how to avoid mistakes, and provides a numerical codified system for the application of transosseous wires.