Limb lengthening by physeal distraction
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https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678909149241Abstract
I evaluated 10 consecutive lengthenings through the upper tibial physis in 9 patients. A bilateral frame consisting of two small-sized Wagner devices and two pairs of 4-mm transfixing pins with 5-mm-diameter central threads were used. The median lengthening was 6.7 cm. Complications were frequent. The risk of a growth disturbance is very high, and physeal distraction should therefore only be applied towards the end of the growth period.Downloads
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1989-01-01
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Bjerkreim, I. (1989). Limb lengthening by physeal distraction. Acta Orthopaedica, 60(2), 140–142. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678909149241
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