Ilizarov apparatus

noun

A device used in surgical procedures to lengthen or reshape limb bones; to treat complex and/or open bone fractures; and in cases of infected non-unions of bones that are not amenable to other techniques.

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Meanings

nounIlizarov apparatus (plural Ilizarov apparatuses)

plural Ilizarov apparatuses

  1. A device used in surgical procedures to lengthen or reshape limb bones; to treat complex and/or open bone fractures; and in cases of infected non-unions of bones that are not amenable to other techniques.

Origin

Named after the orthopedic surgeon Gavriil Ilizarov, who pioneered the technique.

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Ilizarov apparatus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilizarov%20apparatus

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“Ilizarov apparatus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilizarov%20apparatus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ilizarov apparatus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilizarov%20apparatus.

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