• Piotr Morasiewicz, Wiktor Urbański, Mirosław Kulej, Szymon Łukasz Dragan, Szymon Feliks Dragan, and Łukasz Pawik.
• Wrocław Medical University, Department and Clinic of Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Surgery, Borowska 213, 50-556, Wrocław, Poland. Electronic address: morasp@poczta.onet.pl.
• Injury. 2018 Apr 1; 49 (4): 860-865.

IntroductionNormal balance and symmetric distribution of lower limb loads are associated with adequate muscle strength, joint mobility and proprioception. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of lower limb loads and balance prior to and after axis correction and lengthening with Ilizarov method.Materials And MethodsThe prospective analysis included 20 patients from our clinic, who have been subjected to distraction-corrective lower limb corticotomies with the Ilizarov method in 2014-2015. Balance and distribution of lower limb loads were determined with a pedobarographic platform.ResultsPrior to the surgery, mean loads on affected and non-affected limbs corresponded to42%and58%of body weight, respectively. Mean loads on affected and non-affected limbs during the postoperative examination did not differ significantly. Mean path length of the center of gravity prior to and after the surgery amounted to143.27 cm and 125.11 cm, respectively. Mean area of the center of gravity was 7.81 cm2prior to the surgery and 5.81 cm2after the procedure.DiscussionOur present study showed that distraction-corrective Ilizarov corticotomy may provide more symmetric distribution of lower limb loads and improvement of balance. This outcome should be considered satisfactory from the perspective of the locomotor system statics. Corticotomies with Ilizarov method provide symmetric distribution of loads between non-affected and operated limb.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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