Lengthening Over an Existing Intramedullary Nail In Cases of Post-traumatic Femoral Shortening. Technical Note. Case Series Study

BACKGROUND: Intramedullary (IM) nailing is the method of choice for the treatment of most femoral shaft fractures. However, despite successful solid union, great initial fracture comminution can lead to significant leg length discrepancy affecting normal gait mechanics. Femoral osteotomy and distrac...

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Autores principales: Boutsiadis, Achilleas, Iosifidou, Eirini, Nikolaos, Xilouris, Hatzokos, Ippokratis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053972
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001610010012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053972
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001610010012

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