Traumatic segmental bone loss in a pediatric patient treated with bifocal bone transport.
Bone transport is a method of distraction osteogenesis that allows the creation of regenerate bone using a dynamic external fixator. We report on the use of bifocal bone transport to treat a skeletally immature patient with 15 cm of post-traumatic segmental bone loss from the distal tibia.
Griffith
Matthew H
MH
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York 10021, USA. griffithma@hss.edu
Gardner
Michael J
MJ
Blyakher
Arkady
A
Widmann
Roger F
RF
D000293:Adolescent; D003646:Debridement; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*