Leg lengthening in achondroplastic children.
Bilateral simultaneous elongation of the lower limbs was performed in 3 achondroplastic children. A total of 10 bones were elongated with Wagner's distraction apparatus, mainly by a modified Wagner technique. Maximal elongation of 34 to 44% of the original bone length resulted in relatively minor complications. Elongation of the lower limbs in achondroplastic children improves trunk-to-lower-limb proportions.
D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000150:complications*; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous