Peculiarities of blood supply of lower limbs in the process of their elongation according to Ilizarov in patients with achondroplasia

Abstract

237 patients with achondroplasia were studied at different stages of lower limb segmental elongation according to Ilizarov for the purpose of height increase. It was demonstrated, that not only longitudinal sizes were considerably decreased before treatment, but muscular elasticity as well, and circulation rate was one-third higher. Relatively slow increase of muscular elasticity index was noted during treatment. After treatment the indices were the nearest to normal ones, when leg reached 80% definitive level of length of up-to-date accelerated subjects of the same age.