title: Lengthening over a retrograde nail using 3 Schanz pins.
abstract: The technique of lengthening over an antegrade nail is used widely for distraction osteogenesis of the femur. Most reported complications of this technique are related to Schanz pins. We hypothesized that reducing the number of Schanz pins would enable successful distraction with fewer complications. To this purpose, we describe a new technique for lengthening over a retrograde nail using only 1 proximal and 2 distal Schanz pins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey. mkucukkaya@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kucukkaya
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karakoyun
authors.forename: Unal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kuzgun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult