# Ilizarov apparatus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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