The ACUTE TRAUMA ILIZAROV^◊ II provides the same stability and versatility of the original with increased ease of application in the acute trauma setting. Tibial plateau and pylon fractures generally are known as the most difficult to treat.^1,2 Those fractures have posed difficult treatment options with significant complication rates and unsatisfactory results.^1,3 Now the surgeon has the opportunity to achieve joint surface restoration and stable fixation with the easy-to-use and versatile ACUTE TRAUMA ILIZAROV^◊ II .It features:

• The ILIZAROV^◊ Add-A-Clamp/Add-A-Swivel Assembly, which enables circumferential access for application of additional fixation close to the fracture site
• The Quick-Connect Rod II, a preconstructed manual telescoping rod that augments acute fracture reduction
• An Adjustable Pin Clamp/Lockable Hinge, a preassembled single pin swivel clamp or hinge to save time and effort
• 5/8 inch by 10mm Wrenches, which are standard wrenches, accommodating all locking functions of Quick-Connect Rod II

<sub>1. Helfet, Koval, Pappas, Sanders, DiPasquale: Intraarticular Pilon (sic) Fracture of the Tibia, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, No. 298, pp. 221-228, 1994.
2. Covall, Coleman, Fowble, Foster, Whitelaw: Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures: Principles of Treatment, Contemporary Orthopaedics, Vol. 28, No. 2, February 1994.
3. Weiner, Kelley, Yang, Stever, Watnick, Evans, Bergman: The Use of Combination Internal Fixation in Severe Proximal Tibial Fractures, Journal of Orthopaedics Trauma, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 244-250, 1995.</sub>