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Five adult patients, with posttraumatic cubitus varus deformity underwent corrective surgery by the Ilizarov method of distraction osteogenesis. A standard technique was applied in all patients. The average follow-up was 28 (range, 24–38) months. Preoperative carrying angle ranged from 12° to 22° of varus (average 16.6°) and postoperative carrying angle ranged from 10° to 14° of valgus (average, 11.6°) equalized to the contralateral side. The outcome was rated as excellent in all patients. No complication was observed, except a grade-2 pin-tract infection in two patients. Rigid fixation, early rehabilitation, precise correction, satisfactory cosmetic scars and functionally excellent results can be obtained with this method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]