Leg lengthening by distraction through the callus of an arthrodesis.
Limb lengthening by means of distraction through the callus of a knee arthrodesis was performed in a 14-year-old boy with congenital hypoplasia of one lower limb. Knee arthrodesis was indicated because of destruction of the distal femoral epiphysis caused by a previous bone lengthening procedure.
De Pablos
J
J
Navarra University School of Medicine, Pamplona, Spain.
Barrios
C
C
Cañadell
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods*; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male