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Hope for Burkina Faso Orthopedics: Burkinabe Surgeon Uses Russian Technique to Repair Fractures
Hope for Burkina Faso Orthopedics: Burkinabe Surgeon Uses Russian Technique to Repair Fractures
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The Ilizarov system uses thin wires and circles to fix bone fragments, allowing controlled movement through hinges and rods. It works by lengthening a damaged... 18.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Adama Sidibé, a Burkinabe traumatologist-orthopedist, treats infected lesions of the musculoskeletal system, addressing bone and joint defects by using the Ilizarov surgical method. This revolutionary Russian technique was invented by Dr. Gavriil Ilizarov in the 1950s.The doctor was trained in Russia at the Ilizarov Center. He recently traveled to Moscow to participate in a medical forum.The Ilizarov method, he explained, is a procedure for treating musculoskeletal injuries using percutaneous transosseous pins fixed to rings and rods.Adama Sidibé welcomed discussions between Russia and Burkina Faso regarding the establishment of the Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method (ASAMI). With Russian assistance, "we are counting on strengthening the skills of Burkinabe surgeons," he stated.The future of traumatology and orthopedics in Burkina Faso looks promising to him. He pointed out that while there were only three orthopedists in the country in 2013, "today, there are 67 of us."
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Hope for Burkina Faso Orthopedics: Burkinabe Surgeon Uses Russian Technique to Repair Fractures
12:39 18.01.2025 (Updated: 13:13 18.01.2025) Ekaterina Shilova
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The Ilizarov system uses thin wires and circles to fix bone fragments, allowing controlled movement through hinges and rods. It works by lengthening a damaged bone with a piece cut from the bone itself.
Adama Sidibé, a Burkinabe traumatologist-orthopedist, treats infected lesions of the musculoskeletal system, addressing bone and joint defects by using the Ilizarov surgical method. This revolutionary
Russian technique was invented by Dr. Gavriil Ilizarov in the 1950s.
"We receive in our department here a lot of cases of open fractures, and especially open leg fractures, which are often complicated by septic pseudarthrosis, requiring bone reconstruction," Adama Sidibé told Sputnik Africa.
The doctor was trained in Russia at the Ilizarov Center. He recently
traveled to Moscow to participate in a medical forum.
The Ilizarov method, he explained, is a procedure for treating musculoskeletal injuries using percutaneous transosseous pins fixed to rings and rods.
"To date, we have already treated seven cases using the Ilizarov method in our hospital," the specialist noted.
Adama Sidibé welcomed discussions between Russia and
Burkina Faso regarding the establishment of the Association for the Study and Application of the Ilizarov Method (ASAMI). With Russian assistance, "we are counting on strengthening the skills of Burkinabe surgeons," he stated.
The future of traumatology and orthopedics in Burkina Faso looks promising to him. He pointed out that while there were only three orthopedists in the country in 2013, "today, there are 67 of us."
