title: Reply to comment on Lan et al.: S-osteotomy with lengthening and then nailing compared with traditional Ilizarov method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China, lanxjxh@126.com.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lan
mesh_terms: D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*