title: CORR Insights®: cosmetic lower limb lengthening by Ilizarov apparatus: what are the risks?
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC7774, San Antonio, TX, 78229-3900, USA, kreinker@mac.com.
authors.forename: Kent A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Reinker
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020427:Peroneal Neuropathies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*