Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics

Overview

• Websitewww.ilizarov.ru

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The Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics or RISC RTO (Russian: Российский научный центр «Восстановительная травматология и ортопедия» имени академика Г. А. Илизарова) is a medical institution located in the city of Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia; and financed by the Russian Federal State. The center is the largest & the best in the world that specializes in the treatment of complex orthopaedic problems. It is named after the orthopedic surgeon Gavriil Ilizarov, who invented the Ilizarov apparatus, which is a method of transosseous osteosynthesis or Ilizarov method for the surgical procedure to lengthen or reshape limb bones. Every year, over 12,000 people receive treatment and rehabilitation at the RISC RTO. Patients of any country and age group can apply for treatment at the RISC RTO. The center is registered as the largest hospital in the world and has the ability to treat up to 1,500 patients at any time.²

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

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• Websitewww.ilizarov.ru¹
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