title: Lengthening of the lower limbs in achondroplastic patients. A comparative study of four techniques.
abstract: We report our experience of lengthening by over 30% a total of 117 lower limbs in achondroplastic patients. We have compared four methods: transverse osteotomy, oblique osteotomy, callotasis of the shaft and chondrodiatasis of the epiphysis. Chrondrodiatasis of the femur and callotasis of the tibia are the techniques which gave fewest complications.
authors.affiliation: University of Verona, Institute of Clinical Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aldegheri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trivella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Renzi-Brivio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tessari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agostini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lavini
mesh_terms: D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*