title: [5-year experience with De Bastiani's method of extremity lengthening].
abstract: From 1987-1991 19 patients had 20 lengthenings in 23 bones. The average hospitalisation time was 54 days. The time to lengthen one limb was 30 weeks on an average. In a retrospective study the cases were analysed according to Paley's criteria. Our complication rate is compared to that of other authors. We have to cope with a rather high rate of complications. 17 out of 19 patients showed good or very good final results.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädischen Klinik im Olgahospital Stuttgart.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grüninger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Snela
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parsch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: 5 Jahre Erfahrungen mit der Extremitätenverlängerung nach De Bastiani.