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Intramedullary leg lengthening with a motorized nail: Indications, challenges, and outcome in 32 patients

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In the last decade, intramedullary limb lengthening has become a viable alternative to traditional external systems. We retrospectively analyzed the use of an intramedullary motorized nail (Fitbone) in a consecutive series of 32 patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During the peri...

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Autores principales: Krieg, Andreas H, Lenze, Ulrich, Speth, Bernhard M, Hasler, Carol C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3235314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21561309
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.584209