title: The treatment of femoral shortening after intramedullary nailing.
abstract: A method of treatment of femoral shortening, which may follow medullary nailing of oblique or comminuted fractures of the shaft of the femur, is described. Three cases are reported in which this method was used. The method is simple and may be the only practical way of dealing with this difficult problem.
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chadwick
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001852:Bone Lengthening; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged