Humeral lengthening for septic neonatal growth arrest.
A 9-year-old girl was treated by humeral lengthening for a 8.5 cm deficit caused by a septic arthritis 2 days after birth. A Wagner distraction apparatus was used after an osteotomy was done distal to the deltoid insertion. Six centimeters of length were gained. A second lengthening of about 7.5 cm is planned at the end of the patient's growth. No complications were encountered; by dividing the lengthening into two procedures, none are anticipated. At 1-year follow-up, there was a full range of shoulder, elbow, and hand motion; the humeri were virtually the same length.
Katz
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Goldberg
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Bahar
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Yosipovitch
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D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications