title: Leg lengthening: the historical perspective.
abstract: An overview of lengthening is presented from the scarlet cloth through skeletal traction, screw distraction, and patient mobility. Unquestionably, significant advances have been made in the technology and techniques of lengthening legs, but more are yet to be made.
authors.affiliation: Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Moseley
mesh_terms: D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D016267:External Fixators / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014143:Traction / Q000266:history; D014586:USSR; D014481:United States