title: Spontaneous healing of an atrophic pseudoarthrosis during femoral lengthening. A case report with six-year follow-up.
abstract: A seven-year old girl developed an atrophic pseudoarthrosis at the midshaft of the femur with 8.5 cm of femoral shortening after an open type II fracture. During a femoral lengthening procedure, the pseudoarthrosis filled with spontaneous callus formation and bone union was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Gyeong-Sang National University, Chinju, Republic of Korea. songhae@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D002146:Bony Callus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome