Leg lengthening for short stature in Turner's syndrome.
We describe ten patients with Turner's syndrome (karyotype 45, XO) who had leg lengthening for short stature. A high incidence of postoperative complications was encountered and many patients required intramedullary fixation as a salvage procedure. We discuss the reasons for this and highlight the differences between our findings and those of a similar series recently reported. In view of the considerable difficulties encountered, we do not recommend leg lengthening in Turner's syndrome.
Bidwell
J P
JP
Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Bennet
G C
GC
Bell
M J
MJ
Witherow
P J
PJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010641:Phenotype; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics