Complications encountered during lengthening over an intramedullary nail


Kocaoglu M., Eralp L., Kilicoglu O., Burc H., Cakmak M.

JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, sa.11, ss.2406-2411, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: In limb-lengthening, the quest for increased patient comfort and a reduced period of external fixation has led to techniques such as lengthening over an intramedullary nail. The goals of this study were to investigate the rate and types of complications encountered during lengthening over an intramedullary nail and to identify solutions to these complications.