title: Motorized intramedullary nail for management of limb-length discrepancy and deformity.
abstract: Distraction osteogenesis has been used for more than 50 years to address limb-length discrepancy and deformity. Intramedullary fixation has been used in conjunction with external fixation to decrease the time in the external fixator and prevent deformity and refracture. A new generation of motorized intramedullary nails is now available to treat limb-length discrepancy and deformity. These nails provide bone fragment stabilization and lengthening with reliable remote-controlled mechanisms, obviating the need for external fixation. Motorized intramedullary nails allow accurate, well-controlled distraction, and early clinical results have been positive.
authors: S Robert
authors: SR
authors: Rozbruch
authors: John G
authors: JG
authors: Birch
authors: Mark T
authors: MT
authors: Dahl
authors: John E
authors: JE
authors: Herzenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013686:Telemetry