Management of nonunion with distraction osteogenesis.
Nonunions of long bone fractures represent a clinical entity that is commonly perpetuated by a high velocity injury. There are both bony and soft tissue factors responsible for the nonunion. This paper is focused on the reported clinical and radiographic outcomes whenever treatment protocols pertaining to distraction osteogenesis are implemented.
1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT Accident Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Greece. adkanell@yahoo.com
Anastasios D
AD
Kanellopoulos
Panayotis N
PN
Soucacos
D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D008875:Middle Aged; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*