The Ilizarov and External Fixator wearer's support group (www.ilizarov.org.uk) exists to help those people undergoing any form of orthopaedic treatments utilising external fixation. These include Ilizarov frames, Taylor Spatial frames, Orthofix etc. This is the place for your questions, advice and experience. However, please remember this is a peer authored website, not a medical consultancy, so ...

WARNING: All opinions and information here are the personal views and experiences of the members, not to be mistaken for medical advice. For that, you should consult a fully qualified medical practitioner with the relevant expertise.

Membership applications should include your background and reasons for wanting to join the group. Anonymous or incomplete requests may be ignored.

All messages by new members must be approved by a moderator. The moderators would appreciate your patience if you have to wait for a day or two before your message appears.
Please do not discuss or name individual medical staff.
Any unacceptable posts may result in an instant removal from the group. This probation period ends at the moderators' discretion.

Please compress your pictures to 150kB or less before posting.
WARNING: This is a medical site and many of the photos in the albums are of medical trauma and surgical procedure. If you are likely to find these images upsetting DO NOT ENTER THE SITE.

And finally ....... enjoy your membership of the group and the support it has to offer.