Multilevel callus distraction: a novel idea to shorten the lengthening time.
Lower extremity inequality is a common problem in everyday orthopaedic practice. The leg discrepancy can lead to variety of other problems, i.e., spinal problems. Surgical intervention is very demanding and requires patient compliance. Wagner's and Ilizarov's elongation technique are most commonly used worldwide, but it gives satisfactory results only in a long period of time and as we know there could be several inconvenient outcomes. Our idea aims at shortening this time period, and avoiding some of the inconvenient outcomes. Unfortunately we do not have the opportunity to go further in our investigations, but we hope that someone interested in this field will have an idea which would make continuation possible.
Csernátony
Z
Z
Laboratory of Biomechanics, Medical Health and Science Center, University of Debrecen, Hungary. csz@jaguar.dote.hu
Kiss
L
L
Manó
S
S
Gáspár
L
L
Szepesi
K
K
D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D002146:Bony Callus; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D007870:Leg Length Inequality; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013997:Time Factors