[6] The procedure is named after Gavril Abramovich Ilizarov, a Russian physician who first used his technique to treat injured World War II veterans. Lengthening is usually done by corticotomy and ...

Correspondence to: Dr Giovanni Milazzo, SIFI SpA, Clinical Research Department, Via Ercole Patti, 36, Lavinaio (CT)-95020, Italy; giovanni_milazzo{at}sifi.it Background/aims: Several studies have ...